Origins of the Merchant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 56Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 50East Midlands 58West Midlands 98East 237London 190South East 121South West 218South Wales 61Mid Wales 15West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Merchants lived in east

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    3,100 Merchant Travel & migration records
    20,000 Merchants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Merchant

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    What are the most common Merchant first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Merchants

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

    Common female occupations for Merchants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    Laundress

    64

    House Servant

    62

    General Servant

    51

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Common male occupations for Merchants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    97

    Carpenter

    80

    Farm Labourer

    56

    Tailor

    53

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