Origins of the Filmer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 4West Midlands 4East 70London 252South East 454South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Filmers lived in south-east

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    700 Filmer Travel & migration records
    6,900 Filmers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Filmer

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    What are the most common Filmer first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Filmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Filmers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Housekeeper

    17

    Laundress

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Filmers in 1921

    Master

    89

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Bricklayer

    54

    Farm Labourer

    40

    Butcher

    35

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