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Origins of the Biffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 19East 2London 38South East 63South West 10South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Biffins lived in south-east

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    240 Biffin Travel & migration records
    1,600 Biffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Biffin

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    What are the most common Biffin first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Biffins

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

    Common female occupations for Biffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    None

    8

    General Servant

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Lab

    7

    Common male occupations for Biffins in 1921

    Tailor

    12

    Gardener

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Ab

    8

    Husbandman

    7

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