Origins of the Prewer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 22London 20South East 10South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prewers lived in east

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    58 Prewer Travel & migration records
    1,100 Prewers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Prewer first names?

    George

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    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Prewers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prewers in 1921

    Bricklayer

    10

    Husbandman

    9

    Farmer

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Carpenter

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Prewers in 1921

    Bricklayer

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farmer

    13

    Carpenter

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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