Origins of the Emery surname

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    In 1921, most Emerys lived in london

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    10,000 Emery Travel & migration records
    67,000 Emerys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Emery

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    705th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Emery surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Emery first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Emerys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Emerys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    302

    Domestic Servant

    189

    Laundress

    186

    General Servant Domestic

    162

    General Servant

    125

    Commmon male occupations for Emerys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    338

    Agricultural Labourer

    279

    Carpenter

    243

    General Labourer

    223

    Bricklayer

    175

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