Origins of the Alban surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 7West Midlands 4East 22London 55South East 7South West 29South Wales 2Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Albans lived in london

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    700 Alban Travel & migration records
    1,300 Albans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alban

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    Who were Albans most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Alban first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Albans

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

    Common female occupations for Albans in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Farmer's Daur

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Machinist

    4

    Domestic

    3

    Common male occupations for Albans in 1921

    Farmer

    13

    Hairdresser

    7

    General Labourer

    6

    Musician

    6

    Mason

    5

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