Origins of the Forrester surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 176North West 171Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 121East Midlands 65West Midlands 1054East 155London 565South East 187South West 59South Wales 27Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Forresters lived in west-midlands

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    7,600 Forrester Travel & migration records
    36,000 Forresters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Forrester

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    What are the most common Forrester first names?

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    Common jobs for Forresters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Forresters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    175

    Domestic Servant

    106

    General Servant Domestic

    78

    Housekeeper

    74

    House Servant

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Forresters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    201

    Farmer

    130

    Joiner

    109

    Carter

    100

    General Labourer

    91

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