Origins of the Bend surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 61West Midlands 14East 10London 23South East 11South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bends lived in east-midlands

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    530 Bend Travel & migration records
    1,900 Bends found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bend

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    What are the most common Bend first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bends

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bends in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Housekeeper

    8

    House Servant

    7

    Silk Winder

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Bends in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Railway Platelayer

    13

    Coal Miner

    11

    Butcher

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

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