Origins of the Suter surname

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    In 1921, most Suters lived in london

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    1,600 Suter Travel & migration records
    9,500 Suters found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Suter first names?

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    Common jobs for Suters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Suters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    General Servant

    26

    House Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Suters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Joiner

    31

    Mate

    29

    General Labourer

    28

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