Origins of the Merrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 22West Midlands 29EastLondon 2South EastSouth West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Merreys lived in west-midlands

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    120 Merrey Travel & migration records
    870 Merreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Merrey

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    What are the most common Merrey first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Merreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Merreys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

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    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Widow

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Merreys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Laborer

    7

    Cooper

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

    General Labourer

    5

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