Origins of the Gerrish surname

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    In 1921, most Gerrishs lived in south-west

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    830 Gerrish Travel & migration records
    7,100 Gerrishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gerrish

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    Common jobs for Gerrishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gerrishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Dress Maker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    None

    17

    Lab

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Gerrishs in 1921

    Butcher

    48

    Carpenter

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    26

    Coal Miner

    24

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