Origins of the Bagnall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 118North West 186Isle of ManYorkshire 457East Midlands 93West Midlands 996East 89London 441South East 135South West 20South Wales 4Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 35Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bagnalls lived in west-midlands

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    26,000 Bagnalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bagnalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bagnalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    96

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Laundress

    60

    Domestic Servant

    50

    Living On Own Means

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Bagnalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    127

    General Labourer

    79

    Farmer

    74

    Iron Moulder

    74

    Blacksmith

    65

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