Facer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 14
Buckinghamshire 24
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 8
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 3
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 9
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 12
Leicestershire 38
Lincolnshire 4
London 54
Middlesex 5
Northumberland 6
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 123
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 9
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 1
Surrey 3
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 55
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 13
Yorkshire 35

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Facer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Facer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 59
Agricultural Labourer 24
House Servant 12
Labourer 11
Lace Maker 11
Sawyer 10
At Home 8
Blacksmith 7
Laundress 6
Wool Comber 4
Brick Maker 4
Plasterer 3
Servant 3
Silk Winder 3
Shoe Maker 3
Coal Miner 3
Winder 3
Cordwainer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Cooper 2
Baker Daughter 2
Boot Maker 2
Lacemaker 2
Pauper 2
Malster 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Facer

Name Census Frequency
William Facer 356
John Facer 287
Mary Facer 240
Thomas Facer 223
Elizabeth Facer 200
Sarah Facer 193
George Facer 124
James Facer 114
Ann Facer 112
Charles Facer 92
Eliza Facer 92
Ellen Facer 80
Jane Facer 77
Emma Facer 76
Henry Facer 73
Joseph Facer 73
Hannah Facer 71
Annie Facer 68
Frederick Facer 64
Alfred Facer 58
Alice Facer 55
Harry Facer 55
Samuel Facer 54
Albert Facer 52
Martha Facer 50

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