Origins of the Blanchard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 69North West 31Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 293East Midlands 604West Midlands 27East 128London 540South East 260South West 139South Wales 64Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blanchards lived in east-midlands

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    6,900 Blanchard Travel & migration records
    25,000 Blanchards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blanchard

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    Common jobs for Blanchards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blanchards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    137

    Laundress

    88

    House Servant

    65

    Domestic Servant

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Blanchards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    172

    Farm Labourer

    113

    General Labourer

    100

    Carpenter

    99

    Tailor

    72

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