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The earliest occurrence of the Berlin surname in our family history documents is from 1620, and we currently have 36,662 records where Berlin appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Berlins were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Berlins were most likely to live in London.
Not all Berlins were law-abiding. We found 5 in criminal records.
15 Berlins served in the First World War.
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