Origins of the Parris surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 33West Midlands 13East 48London 263South East 307South West 70South Wales 5Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parrises lived in south-east

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    2,100 Parris Travel & migration records
    9,800 Parrises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parris

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    What are the most common Parris first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Parrises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parrises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    42

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Housemaid Domestic

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Parrises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    32

    Yeoman

    28

    Farm Labourer

    27

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