Origins of the Spry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 7West Midlands 15East 8London 157South East 95South West 306South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sprys lived in south-west

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    1,700 Spry Travel & migration records
    9,000 Sprys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spry

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    What are the most common Spry first names?

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    Common jobs for Sprys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sprys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Laundress

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    House Servant

    26

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Sprys in 1921

    Farmer

    45

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Carpenter

    33

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Blacksmith

    31

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