Origins of the Jeremy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 10London 58South East 14South West 134South Wales 39Mid Wales 94West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jeremys lived in south-west

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    280 Jeremy Travel & migration records
    3,200 Jeremys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jeremy

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    We have for the Jeremy surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Jeremy first names?

    Raymond

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Jeremys

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    Commmon female occupations for Jeremys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Farmers Wife

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Jeremys in 1921

    Farmer

    40

    Farmers Son

    17

    General Labourer

    14

    Mason

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

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