Origins of the Deer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 16West Midlands 5East 63London 113South East 65South West 65South Wales 10Mid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deers lived in london

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    820 Deer Travel & migration records
    4,400 Deers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Deer

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    What are the most common Deer first names?

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    Common jobs for Deers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Deers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Fisherman

    26

    Blacksmith

    17

    Coal Miner

    16

    Carpenter

    15

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