Origins of the Shiers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 11West Midlands 31East 12London 101South East 47South West 5South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shierses lived in london

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    440 Shiers Travel & migration records
    2,700 Shierses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shiers

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    What are the most common Shiers first names?

    Cornelius

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shierses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shierses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Tailoress

    11

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Charwoman

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Shierses in 1921

    Carpenter

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Porter

    8

    Painter

    7

    Plasterer

    7

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