Origins of the Gerry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 12West Midlands 33East 18London 46South East 23South West 342South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gerrys lived in south-west

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    2,500 Gerry Travel & migration records
    6,200 Gerrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gerry

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    Common jobs for Gerrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gerrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Domestic Servant

    20

    House Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Gerrys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Farmer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Tin Miner

    33

    Coal Miner

    19

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