Origins of the Banfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 7West Midlands 49East 85London 449South East 255South West 188South Wales 77Mid Wales 42West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Banfields lived in london

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    15,000 Banfields found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Banfields

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    Commmon female occupations for Banfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Laundress

    34

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Banfields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Coal Miner

    53

    General Labourer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Carpenter

    35

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