Origins of the Horris surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 5West Midlands 34East 24London 90South East 36South West 35South Wales 14Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Horrises lived in london

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    370 Horris Travel & migration records
    2,500 Horrises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horris

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    What are the most common Horris first names?

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    Common jobs for Horrises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horrises in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    11

    Laundress

    10

    House Keeper

    9

    Charwoman

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Horrises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    9

    Carpenter

    7

    Coal Miner

    7

    Farm Labourer

    7

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