Origins of the Trailor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 3London 6South EastSouth West 22South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trailors lived in south-west

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    8 Trailor Travel & migration records
    220 Trailors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Trailor

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    What are the most common Trailor first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Trailors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Trailors in 1921

    Scholer

    2

    At Home

    1

    Charwoman

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Dressmaker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Trailors in 1921

    Ag Labr

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Farm Lab

    2

    Farm Laborer

    2

    Laborer

    2

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