Origins of the Vear surname

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    In 1921, most Vears lived in south-east

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    230 Vear Travel & migration records
    2,600 Vears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vear

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    What are the most common Vear first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Vears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Vears in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    House Servant

    10

    House Keeper

    7

    Servant

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Vears in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    General Labourer

    15

    Dock Labourer

    10

    Gardener

    10

    Lithographic Printer

    10

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