Origins of the Terry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 225North West 64Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 857East Midlands 276West Midlands 491East 442London 1941South East 1728South West 138South Wales 20Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Terrys lived in london

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    12,000 Terry Travel & migration records
    75,000 Terrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Terry

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    501st most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Terry first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Terrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Terrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    348

    Laundress

    250

    Domestic Servant

    171

    General Servant Domestic

    166

    Living On Own Means

    146

    Commmon male occupations for Terrys in 1921

    General Labourer

    325

    Agricultural Labourer

    303

    Carpenter

    267

    Farm Hands

    242

    Farm Labourer

    234

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