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Origins of the Fryer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 255North West 318Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 803East Midlands 213West Midlands 562East 223London 1171South East 487South West 349South Wales 60Mid Wales 7West Wales 1North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fryers lived in london

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    7,100 Fryer Travel & migration records
    56,000 Fryers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fryer

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    798th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Fryer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Fryer first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fryers

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

    Common female occupations for Fryers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    272

    Laundress

    148

    General Servant Domestic

    131

    Living On Own Means

    111

    Domestic Servant

    109

    Common male occupations for Fryers in 1921

    Farmer

    191

    General Labourer

    188

    Coal Miner

    162

    Carpenter

    145

    Master

    138

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