Origins of the Warr surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 81East Midlands 86West Midlands 204East 89London 434South East 269South West 122South Wales 19Mid Wales 33West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Warrs lived in london

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    2,100 Warr Travel & migration records
    17,000 Warrs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Warr first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Warrs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Warrs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    Laundress

    75

    Domestic Servant

    43

    General Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Warrs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    136

    Carpenter

    64

    Bricklayer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Farmer

    45

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