Origins of the Bevan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 133North West 219Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 125East Midlands 54West Midlands 410East 197London 1003South East 436South West 3613South Wales 1126Mid Wales 544West Wales 34North Wales 65Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bevans lived in south-west

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    9,900 Bevan Travel & migration records
    80,000 Bevans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bevan

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    606th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Bevan first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bevans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bevans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    382

    General Servant Domestic

    212

    Domestic Servant

    201

    Living On Own Means

    166

    General Servant

    162

    Commmon male occupations for Bevans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    710

    Coal Miner Hewer

    467

    Farmer

    376

    General Labourer

    239

    Carpenter

    236

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