Origins of the Warris surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 59East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 2London 1South East 3South West 1South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Warrises lived in yorkshire

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    94 Warris Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Warrises

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    Commmon female occupations for Warrises in 1921

    Cutler

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    House Servant

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    Assistant Corn Chandler

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Warrises in 1921

    Cutler

    16

    File Grinder

    9

    File Cutter

    7

    Farmer

    6

    Filesmith

    6

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