Origins of the Eyre surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 43North West 113Isle of ManYorkshire 1417East Midlands 739West Midlands 210East 115London 513South East 217South West 41South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eyres lived in yorkshire

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    4,500 Eyre Travel & migration records
    38,000 Eyres found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Eyre first names?

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    Common jobs for Eyres

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

    Common female occupations for Eyres in 1921

    Dressmaker

    130

    Living On Own Means

    121

    Domestic Servant

    84

    General Servant Domestic

    80

    Cotton Weaver

    59

    Common male occupations for Eyres in 1921

    Coal Miner

    219

    Farmer

    178

    Coal Miner Hewer

    106

    General Labourer

    106

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

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