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Origins of the Boer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 8London 13South East 10South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boers lived in yorkshire

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    610 Boer Travel & migration records
    530 Boers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boer

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    What are the most common Boer first names?

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    Common jobs for Boers

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

    Common female occupations for Boers in 1921

    Schoolgirl

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Ironer

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Mothers Help

    2

    Common male occupations for Boers in 1921

    Able Seaman

    6

    A B Seaman

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    General Farmers

    3

    Meat Importer

    3

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