Origins of the Steer surname

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    In 1921, most Steers lived in south-east

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    3,600 Steer Travel & migration records
    37,000 Steers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Steer

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    Who were Steers most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Steer first names?

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    Common jobs for Steers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Steers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    218

    Laundress

    132

    Domestic Servant

    98

    General Servant Domestic

    91

    General Servant

    75

    Commmon male occupations for Steers in 1921

    Carpenter

    233

    Agricultural Labourer

    186

    Blacksmith

    140

    Bricklayer

    135

    General Labourer

    130

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