Origins of the Westerman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 38Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 705East Midlands 85West Midlands 1East 18London 109South East 26South West 8South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Westermans lived in yorkshire

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    1,500 Westerman Travel & migration records
    10,000 Westermans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Westerman

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    What are the most common Westerman first names?

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    Common jobs for Westermans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Westermans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Cloth Weaver

    25

    Woollen Weaver

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Charwoman

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Westermans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    99

    Coal Miner Hewer

    43

    General Labourer

    35

    Iron Moulder

    23

    Painter

    23

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