Origins of the Fuller surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 276North West 48Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 436East Midlands 192West Midlands 140East 1522London 3989South East 2439South West 133South Wales 59Mid Wales 23West Wales 6North Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fullers lived in london

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    23,000 Fuller Travel & migration records
    120,000 Fullers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fuller

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    300th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Fuller surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Fuller first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fullers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fullers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    565

    Laundress

    498

    General Servant Domestic

    335

    Domestic Servant

    325

    Charwoman

    233

    Commmon male occupations for Fullers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    1,153

    General Labourer

    531

    Farm Labourer

    518

    Carpenter

    498

    Gardener

    290

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