Origins of the Filer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 16West Midlands 5East 68London 182South East 61South West 244South Wales 113Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Filers lived in south-west

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    980 Filer Travel & migration records
    6,400 Filers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Filer

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    Who were Filers most likely to marry?

    Fyler Or Filer Or Filor Or Ffylar Or Ffyler Or Ffilar Or Fylar Or Filars
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    What are the most common Filer first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Filers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Filers in 1921

    Laundress

    27

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Filers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    79

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    22

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