Origins of the Turriff surname

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    In 1921, most Turriffs lived in south-east

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    180 Turriff Travel & migration records
    490 Turriffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turriff

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    What are the most common Turriff first names?

    William

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Turriffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Turriffs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    6

    F S

    5

    Teacher

    5

    General Serv Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Turriffs in 1921

    Farm Serv

    7

    Farmer

    5

    Seaman

    5

    Farm Servant

    4

    Cattleman On Farm

    3

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