Origins of the Aherne surname

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    In 1921, most Ahernes lived in south-west

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    1,200 Aherne Travel & migration records
    1,000 Ahernes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Aherne

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    What are the most common Aherne first names?

    Brian

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Ahernes

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

    Common female occupations for Ahernes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Tailoress

    5

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dress Maker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Ahernes in 1921

    General Labourer

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    A B

    3

    Coal Hewer

    3

    Coal Miner

    3

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