Origins of the Currie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 262North West 126Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 182East Midlands 26West Midlands 59East 82London 998South East 199South West 63South Wales 26Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Curries lived in london

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    23,000 Currie Travel & migration records
    62,000 Curries found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Currie

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    784th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Currie first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Curries

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

    Commmon female occupations for Curries in 1921

    Dressmaker

    382

    Domestic Servant

    274

    F S

    246

    Housekeeper

    198

    House Keeper

    173

    Commmon male occupations for Curries in 1921

    Coal Miner

    469

    Joiner

    259

    Tailor

    236

    General Labourer

    226

    Farmer

    217

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