Origins of the Skerry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 11West Midlands 7East 27London 53South East 46South West 10South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skerrys lived in london

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    540 Skerry Travel & migration records
    2,300 Skerrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skerry

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    Common jobs for Skerrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skerrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Charwoman

    7

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Skerrys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Carpenter

    14

    Shoemaker

    8

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