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Origins of the Tier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 1London 7South East 103South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tiers lived in south-east

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    320 Tier Travel & migration records
    1,300 Tiers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tier

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    Who were Tiers most likely to marry?

    Mc Tiers

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    What are the most common Tier first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tiers

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

    Common female occupations for Tiers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Drapers Assistant

    5

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    5

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Annuitant

    3

    Common male occupations for Tiers in 1921

    Master

    53

    Ab

    18

    Mate

    15

    Shipwright

    14

    Farm Labourer

    10

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