Origins of the Sellar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 14West Midlands 8East 29London 129South East 98South West 13South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sellars lived in london

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    1,600 Sellar Travel & migration records
    5,400 Sellars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sellar

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    What are the most common Sellar first names?

    William

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Sellars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sellars in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Dressmaker

    36

    Housekeeper

    27

    Living On Own Means

    23

    F S

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Sellars in 1921

    Mason

    43

    Farmer

    35

    Shoemaker

    35

    Blacksmith

    21

    Fisherman

    21

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