Origins of the Ferriss surname

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    In 1921, most Ferrisses lived in london

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    200 Ferriss Travel & migration records
    730 Ferrisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ferriss

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    Common jobs for Ferrisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ferrisses in 1921

    Laundress

    6

    Bleacher

    3

    None

    3

    Tailoress

    3

    Telephonists London

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Ferrisses in 1921

    Carpenter

    9

    Baker

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    General Labourer

    4

    Farm Labourer

    3

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