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Origins of the Speller surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 8East Midlands 8West Midlands 11East 364London 615South East 167South West 15South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spellers lived in london

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    580 Speller Travel & migration records
    9,700 Spellers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Speller

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    What are the most common Speller first names?

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    Common jobs for Spellers

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

    Common female occupations for Spellers in 1921

    Laundress

    42

    Dressmaker

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Charwoman

    24

    General Servant

    22

    Common male occupations for Spellers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    General Labourer

    36

    Carman

    32

    Hay Binder

    29

    Farm Labourer

    26

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