Origins of the Chafer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 192East Midlands 154West Midlands 18East 12London 64South East 9South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chafers lived in yorkshire

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    180 Chafer Travel & migration records
    2,900 Chafers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Chafer first names?

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    Common jobs for Chafers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chafers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Spinster

    17

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    Charwoman

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Chafers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    19

    General Labourer

    19

    Carman

    6

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