Origins of the Mayer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 127Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 56East Midlands 39West Midlands 1001East 97London 413South East 133South West 46South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mayers lived in west-midlands

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    19,000 Mayers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mayer

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    What are the most common Mayer first names?

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    Common jobs for Mayers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mayers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    85

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Domestic Servant

    40

    General Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Mayers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    188

    Farmer

    69

    Coal Miner Hewer

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Tailor

    50

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