Origins of the Packer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 111East Midlands 94West Midlands 144East 106London 723South East 349South West 566South Wales 92Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Packers lived in london

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    3,600 Packer Travel & migration records
    31,000 Packers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Packer

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    What are the most common Packer first names?

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    Common jobs for Packers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Packers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    Laundress

    111

    Domestic Servant

    90

    General Servant Domestic

    70

    House Servant

    70

    Commmon male occupations for Packers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    171

    Blacksmith

    108

    General Labourer

    102

    Farm Labourer

    93

    Carpenter

    92

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