Origins of the Stanger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 155North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 131East Midlands 63West Midlands 70East 18London 141South East 79South West 9South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stangers lived in north-east

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    1,200 Stanger Travel & migration records
    8,000 Stangers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stanger first names?

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    Common jobs for Stangers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stangers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Kind

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Stangers in 1921

    Kind

    65

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farmer

    39

    Coal Miner

    34

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

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