Origins of the Spiers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 96West Midlands 322East 57London 413South East 212South West 144South Wales 28Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spierses lived in london

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    4,400 Spiers Travel & migration records
    22,000 Spierses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spiers

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Spierses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spierses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    122

    Domestic Servant

    73

    Laundress

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Living On Own Means

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Spierses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    124

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    General Labourer

    75

    Farmer

    63

    Farm Labourer

    62

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