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writer Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a copier of manuscripts, Old English writere.

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Distribution of writer Families in the US in 1920
Number of writer families
 9-15
 4-8
 1-3
 0
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Writer surname ShirleyChang 5
Benjamin Newkirk Writer Kay Wofford 3
Margaret Writer 1774 New York APeters1949 12
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WRITER in MO, AR, KS Shirley Writer Chang 4
Writer/Riter Michael Collie 1

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