Origins of the Dayer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 8East Midlands 2West Midlands 12East 11London 50South East 11South West 24South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dayers lived in london

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    340 Dayer Travel & migration records
    1,500 Dayers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dayer

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    What are the most common Dayer first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dayers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dayers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Laundress

    7

    Servant

    7

    Tailoress

    5

    Cook Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dayers in 1921

    General Labourer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Stair Railer

    6

    Bricklayers Labourer

    5

    Carman

    5

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