Origins of the Summers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 456North West 142Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 541East Midlands 226West Midlands 551East 510London 1566South East 673South West 513South Wales 300Mid Wales 29West Wales 5North Wales 33Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Summerses lived in london

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    13,000 Summers Travel & migration records
    81,000 Summerses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Summers

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    554th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Summers surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Summers first names?

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    Common jobs for Summerses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Summerses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    421

    Laundress

    263

    Domestic Servant

    236

    General Servant Domestic

    167

    House Servant

    140

    Commmon male occupations for Summerses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    413

    Agricultural Labourer

    314

    General Labourer

    295

    Fisherman

    251

    Carpenter

    213

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