Origins of the Meyrick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 8East Midlands 11West Midlands 77East 34London 85South East 36South West 463South Wales 174Mid Wales 19West Wales 17North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Meyricks lived in south-west

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    780 Meyrick Travel & migration records
    8,200 Meyricks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Meyrick

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    What are the most common Meyrick first names?

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    Common jobs for Meyricks

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

    Common female occupations for Meyricks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    General Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    18

    House Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Common male occupations for Meyricks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    Coal Miner Hewer

    51

    Clerk

    26

    Tailor

    26

    Blacksmith

    25

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