Origins of the Surrey surname

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    In 1921, most Surreys lived in london

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    310 Surrey Travel & migration records
    2,900 Surreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Surrey

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    What are the most common Surrey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Surreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Surreys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Surreys in 1921

    General Labourer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Carman

    12

    Carpenter

    12

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