Origins of the Cryer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 550East Midlands 24West Midlands 46East 14London 803South East 82South West 142South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cryers lived in london

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    1,500 Cryer Travel & migration records
    16,000 Cryers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cryer

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    Common jobs for Cryers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cryers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    220

    Weaver Cotton

    48

    Weaver

    43

    Dressmaker

    40

    Cotton Winder

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Cryers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    140

    Coal Miner

    86

    Farmer

    74

    Joiner

    46

    Butcher

    45

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