Origins of the Frater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 160North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 26East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 4London 75South East 21South West 11South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fraters lived in north-east

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    680 Frater Travel & migration records
    4,800 Fraters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Frater

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    Common jobs for Fraters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fraters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Dressmaker

    17

    House Servant

    15

    Housekeeper

    15

    House Keeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Fraters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    Shepherd

    28

    Mason

    24

    Blacksmith

    18

    Farmer

    16

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