Origins of the Durr surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 2West Midlands 1EastLondon 35South East 4South WestSouth Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Durrs lived in north-west

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    770 Durr Travel & migration records
    790 Durrs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Durr first names?

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    Common jobs for Durrs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Durrs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Ehefrau

    3

    Hawker

    3

    Piecer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Durrs in 1921

    Farm Hands

    19

    Bauer

    13

    General Farmers

    11

    Kind

    7

    Carter

    6

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