Origins of the Collier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 227North West 383Isle of Man 21Yorkshire 725East Midlands 237West Midlands 678East 452London 2998South East 827South West 482South Wales 296Mid Wales 17West Wales 2North Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Colliers lived in london

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    14,000 Collier Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Collier

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    390th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Collier first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Colliers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colliers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    383

    Cotton Weaver

    369

    Laundress

    282

    Domestic Servant

    238

    General Servant Domestic

    207

    Commmon male occupations for Colliers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    592

    General Labourer

    364

    Agricultural Labourer

    280

    Coal Miner Hewer

    250

    Bricklayer

    239

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