Origins of the Spier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 10West Midlands 18East 17London 61South East 40South West 16South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spiers lived in london

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    910 Spier Travel & migration records
    2,100 Spiers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spier

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    What are the most common Spier first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Spiers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spiers in 1921

    Widow

    19

    Annuitant

    12

    Dressmaker

    12

    Servant

    8

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Spiers in 1921

    Yeoman

    53

    Carpenter

    28

    Farmer

    17

    Husbandman

    15

    Coal Miner

    11

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