Origins of the Layer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 11West Midlands 8East 86London 83South East 47South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Layers lived in east

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    310 Layer Travel & migration records
    1,500 Layers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Layer

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    What are the most common Layer first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Layers

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

    Common female occupations for Layers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Tailoress

    6

    Laundress

    5

    Common male occupations for Layers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Coachman

    10

    Carpenter

    7

    Horseman On Farm

    7

    Turner

    7

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