Origins of the Gerrard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 520Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 118East Midlands 118West Midlands 200East 79London 2160South East 125South West 88South Wales 12Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gerrards lived in london

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    4,600 Gerrard Travel & migration records
    36,000 Gerrards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gerrards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gerrards in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    182

    Dressmaker

    144

    Domestic Servant

    84

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    Housekeeper

    67

    Commmon male occupations for Gerrards in 1921

    Farmer

    174

    Coal Miner

    150

    General Labourer

    114

    Blacksmith

    104

    Joiner

    97

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