Origins of the Beer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 60Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 151East Midlands 53West Midlands 79East 264London 862South East 724South West 1714South Wales 77Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beers lived in south-west

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    6,100 Beer Travel & migration records
    49,000 Beers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beer

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    961st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Beer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Beer first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beers

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

    Common female occupations for Beers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    332

    Laundress

    161

    General Servant Domestic

    160

    Domestic Servant

    118

    House Servant

    113

    Common male occupations for Beers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    382

    Carpenter

    230

    General Labourer

    194

    Farm Labourer

    190

    Farmer

    120

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