Origins of the Balman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 2London 51South East 39South West 65South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Balmans lived in south-west

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    260 Balman Travel & migration records
    1,400 Balmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Balman

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    What are the most common Balman first names?

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    Common jobs for Balmans

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

    Common female occupations for Balmans in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Farmers Daur

    6

    Farmers Wife

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Common male occupations for Balmans in 1921

    Farmer

    24

    Farmers Son

    17

    Carman

    9

    Farm Servant

    7

    Retired Farmer

    7

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