Origins of the Somer surname

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    In 1921, most Somers lived in london

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    280 Somer Travel & migration records
    490 Somers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Somer

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Somers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Somers in 1921

    Widow

    6

    House Servant

    4

    Cook

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Somers in 1921

    Farmer

    6

    Yeoman

    6

    Gentleman

    5

    Blacksmith

    3

    Boot Maker

    3

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