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Origin Of The Surname Weir
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Meaning Of The Surname Weir
Worker on a Weir
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Interesting
Facts About
Weir
Weir is thought to be an occupational surname, given to a person who worked at a ‘weir’ or a dam. These were important in pre-industrial times as a way of making a river easier to negotiate, or reduce flooding. It could also have been given as a topographical name for someone who lived next to a weir. |
Weir Statistics
Weir is the number 638 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 15,297 share the surname Weir in the UK.
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