Origins of the Frayer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 10West Midlands 11East 6London 26South East 17South West 16South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Frayers lived in north-east

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    420 Frayer Travel & migration records
    1,100 Frayers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Frayer

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    What are the most common Frayer first names?

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    Common jobs for Frayers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Frayers in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    Housekeeper

    4

    Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Frayers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Carpenter

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Shoemaker

    5

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