Origins of the Vater surname

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    In 1921, most Vaters lived in south-west

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    150 Vater Travel & migration records
    1,300 Vaters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vater

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    What are the most common Vater first names?

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    Common jobs for Vaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Vaters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    Wife

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Vaters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Ag Labourer

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Coal Hewer

    8

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