Origins of the Elmer surname

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    In 1921, most Elmers lived in london

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    1,900 Elmer Travel & migration records
    10,000 Elmers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Elmer first names?

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    Common jobs for Elmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elmers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Cook Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Elmers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    125

    Farm Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    42

    Tailor

    40

    Carpenter

    39

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