Origins of the Basson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 13West Midlands 34East 19London 105South East 78South West 7South Wales 12Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bassons lived in london

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    400 Basson Travel & migration records
    3,800 Bassons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Basson

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    What are the most common Basson first names?

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    Common jobs for Bassons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bassons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Bassons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    General Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Gardener

    12

    Carman

    11

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