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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 137North West 67Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 681East Midlands 898West Midlands 198East 965London 1653South East 810South West 142South Wales 33Mid Wales 2West Wales 6North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bacons lived in london

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    12,000 Bacon Travel & migration records
    77,000 Bacons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bacon

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    497th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bacon surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Bacon first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bacons

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

    Common female occupations for Bacons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    279

    General Servant Domestic

    212

    Domestic Servant

    187

    Laundress

    168

    House Servant

    157

    Common male occupations for Bacons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    419

    Coal Miner

    344

    Carpenter

    280

    General Labourer

    242

    Farm Labourer

    227

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