Origins of the Farrar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 80Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 2685East Midlands 62West Midlands 33East 33London 858South East 95South West 22South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farrars lived in yorkshire

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    4,700 Farrar Travel & migration records
    36,000 Farrars found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Farrars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farrars in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    136

    Dressmaker

    129

    Worsted Weaver

    114

    Weaver

    107

    Worsted Spinner

    96

    Commmon male occupations for Farrars in 1921

    Coal Miner

    236

    Coal Miner Hewer

    134

    Stone Mason

    89

    Butcher

    82

    Iron Moulder

    70

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