Origins of the Farr surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 222Isle of ManYorkshire 360East Midlands 128West Midlands 278East 253London 899South East 508South West 311South Wales 279Mid Wales 44West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farrs lived in london

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    7,500 Farr Travel & migration records
    44,000 Farrs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farr

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

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    What are the most common Farr first names?

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    Common jobs for Farrs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farrs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    219

    Domestic Servant

    105

    General Servant Domestic

    102

    Laundress

    96

    House Servant

    84

    Commmon male occupations for Farrs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    230

    General Labourer

    178

    Farmer

    171

    Coal Miner

    128

    Farm Labourer

    120

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