Origins of the Ferrer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 3West Midlands 20East 3London 39South East 6South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ferrers lived in london

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    470 Ferrer Travel & migration records
    1,000 Ferrers found in all Census records

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    Joan

    Maria

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    Common jobs for Ferrers

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    Commmon female occupations for Ferrers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    House Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Seamstress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Ferrers in 1921

    Plumber

    10

    Clerks

    5

    Farm Hands

    5

    Glover

    5

    Kitchen Workers In Hotels

    5

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