Origins of the Carris surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West Midlands 9East 3London 40South East 11South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carrises lived in london

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    280 Carris Travel & migration records
    680 Carrises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Carrises

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

    Common female occupations for Carrises in 1921

    House Keeper

    5

    Dressmaker

    3

    Nurse

    3

    Factory Operative

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Common male occupations for Carrises in 1921

    Tailor

    5

    Collier

    4

    Salmon Fisher

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    At Stone Quarry

    2

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