Origins of the Jefferies surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 80Isle of ManYorkshire 174East Midlands 31West Midlands 181East 237London 801South East 352South West 1060South Wales 186Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jefferieses lived in south-west

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    3,300 Jefferies Travel & migration records
    37,000 Jefferieses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jefferies

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    Common jobs for Jefferieses

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

    Common female occupations for Jefferieses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    188

    Laundress

    143

    Domestic Servant

    77

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    General Servant

    71

    Common male occupations for Jefferieses in 1921

    General Labourer

    168

    Agricultural Labourer

    137

    Farmer

    125

    Carpenter

    112

    Butcher

    105

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