Origins of the Amor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 11Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 12East Midlands 11West Midlands 28East 62London 223South East 92South West 233South Wales 7Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Amors lived in south-west

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    940 Amor Travel & migration records
    8,500 Amors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Amor

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    What are the most common Amor first names?

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    Common jobs for Amors

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Amors in 1921

    Lab

    38

    Dressmaker

    32

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Widow

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Amors in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Lab

    51

    Farm Labourer

    45

    Yeoman

    40

    Tailor

    31

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