Origins of the Kerrison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 23West Midlands 6East 293London 174South East 42South West 10South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kerrisons lived in east

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    740 Kerrison Travel & migration records
    7,100 Kerrisons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kerrison

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    What are the most common Kerrison first names?

    George

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kerrisons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kerrisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Laundress

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    House Keeper

    16

    Housemaid Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Kerrisons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Bricklayer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Fisherman

    26

    Farmer

    20

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