Origins of the Barnet surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 22West Midlands 14East 12London 96South East 30South West 13South Wales 8Mid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barnets lived in london

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    2,200 Barnet Travel & migration records
    11,000 Barnets found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barnet

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    What are the most common Barnet first names?

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    Common jobs for Barnets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barnets in 1921

    House Servant

    57

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    42

    Laundress

    41

    General Servant

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Barnets in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner

    56

    Tailor

    56

    Weaver

    49

    Farm Labourer

    46

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