Origins of the Stranger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 18West Midlands 15East 5London 27South East 15South West 50South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Strangers lived in south-west

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    640 Stranger Travel & migration records
    2,500 Strangers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stranger

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    What are the most common Stranger first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Strangers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Strangers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant

    7

    Servant

    6

    Drapers Assistant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Strangers in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Farmers Son

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Tailor

    12

    Mariner

    11

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