Origins of the Farmer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 88North West 196Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 390East Midlands 766West Midlands 1234East 494London 2094South East 1008South West 290South Wales 145Mid Wales 39West Wales 13North Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farmers lived in london

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    17,000 Farmer Travel & migration records
    93,000 Farmers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farmer

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    451st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Farmer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1264.

    Who were Farmers most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Farmer first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Farmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farmers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    362

    Domestic Servant

    257

    Laundress

    250

    General Servant Domestic

    227

    Living On Own Means

    181

    Commmon male occupations for Farmers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    510

    General Labourer

    353

    Farmer

    329

    Farm Labourer

    303

    Coal Miner

    283

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