Origins of the Orvis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 46London 35South East 19South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Orvises lived in east

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    360 Orvis Travel & migration records
    880 Orvises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Orvis

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    What are the most common Orvis first names?

    William

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Orvises

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

    Common female occupations for Orvises in 1921

    Laundress

    4

    Sawyer

    4

    Stay Maker

    4

    Butcher

    3

    Mariner

    3

    Common male occupations for Orvises in 1921

    Butcher

    10

    Sawyer

    9

    Fisherman

    7

    Carman

    5

    Mariner

    5

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