Origins of the Norriss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 12West Midlands 1East 1London 35South East 19South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Norrisses lived in london

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    200 Norriss Travel & migration records
    2,700 Norrisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Norriss

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    What are the most common Norriss first names?

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    Common jobs for Norrisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Norrisses in 1921

    House Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Wife

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Norrisses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Carpenter

    9

    Agricultural Laborer

    7

    General Labourer

    6

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