Origins of the Sheriff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 110North West 21Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 123East Midlands 40West Midlands 64East 5London 133South East 53South West 27South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sheriffs lived in london

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    1,900 Sheriff Travel & migration records
    8,200 Sheriffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sheriff

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    What are the most common Sheriff first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sheriffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sheriffs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Domestic Servant

    32

    House Servant

    23

    Annuitant

    20

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Sheriffs in 1921

    Tailor

    38

    Joiner

    37

    General Labourer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Carpenter

    23

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