Origins of the Bannerman surname

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    In 1921, most Bannermans lived in london

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    2,800 Bannerman Travel & migration records
    7,400 Bannermans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bannerman

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    What are the most common Bannerman first names?

    Henry Campbell

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bannermans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bannermans in 1921

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    46

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Crofter

    32

    Pauper

    25

    House Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Bannermans in 1921

    Farm Servant

    52

    Cooper

    47

    Farmer

    41

    Crofter

    33

    Joiner

    31

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