Origins of the Stringer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 112North West 258Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1642East Midlands 118West Midlands 689East 447London 1215South East 563South West 42South Wales 10Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stringers lived in yorkshire

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    6,500 Stringer Travel & migration records
    61,000 Stringers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stringer

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    730th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Stringer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

    Who were Stringers most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Stringer first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stringers

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

    Common female occupations for Stringers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    229

    Domestic Servant

    128

    Laundress

    123

    General Servant Domestic

    117

    House Servant

    103

    Common male occupations for Stringers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    259

    Agricultural Labourer

    231

    General Labourer

    219

    Farm Labourer

    187

    Bricklayer

    175

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