Origins of the Avery surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 226North West 63Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 214East Midlands 68West Midlands 367East 276London 1152South East 677South West 671South Wales 122Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Averys lived in london

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    8,500 Avery Travel & migration records
    51,000 Averys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Avery

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    760th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Avery first names?

    Harold

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Averys

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

    Common female occupations for Averys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    231

    Laundress

    189

    General Servant Domestic

    114

    Charwoman

    111

    Domestic Servant

    110

    Common male occupations for Averys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    282

    General Labourer

    194

    Farm Labourer

    193

    Farmer

    148

    Carpenter

    144

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