Origins of the Bains surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 123North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 75East Midlands 46West Midlands 15East 13London 79South East 12South West 4South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bainses lived in north-east

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    890 Bains Travel & migration records
    6,300 Bainses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bainses

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

    Common female occupations for Bainses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Servant

    21

    Charwoman

    19

    Domestic Servant

    19

    House Servant

    17

    Common male occupations for Bainses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    22

    Blacksmith

    20

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