Origins of the Gerber surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 21London 88South East 17South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gerbers lived in london

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    1,900 Gerber Travel & migration records
    640 Gerbers found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gerbers

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    Commmon female occupations for Gerbers in 1921

    Stenographers And Typists

    5

    Lady's Maid Domestic

    3

    Tailoress

    3

    Bookkeepers And Cashiers

    2

    Clerks

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gerbers in 1921

    Farm Hands

    30

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    26

    Tinsmiths

    16

    Clerks

    15

    Sales Clerks

    15

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