Origins of the Garmer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 61Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 20West Midlands 27East 39London 67South East 9South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garmers lived in london

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    86 Garmer Travel & migration records
    900 Garmers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Garmer

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    What are the most common Garmer first names?

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    Common jobs for Garmers

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

    Common female occupations for Garmers in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Banks Girl

    2

    Cotton Reeler

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Common male occupations for Garmers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner

    3

    Dock Labourer

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Miner

    3

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