Origins of the Beasant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 10West Midlands 10East 12London 51South East 19South West 137South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beasants lived in south-west

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    110 Beasant Travel & migration records
    2,800 Beasants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beasant

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    What are the most common Beasant first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Beasants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beasants in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    13

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Beasants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    13

    Farm Labourer

    12

    General Laborer

    9

    Ag Labourer

    8

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