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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 559North West 215Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1567East Midlands 402West Midlands 154East 361London 1172South East 314South West 43South Wales 39Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blands lived in yorkshire

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    7,400 Bland Travel & migration records
    66,000 Blands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bland

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    646th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bland surname. The oldest one dates back to 1486.

    Who were Blands most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Bland first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Blands

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

    Common female occupations for Blands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    258

    Living On Own Means

    154

    Domestic Servant

    142

    General Servant Domestic

    135

    Laundress

    115

    Common male occupations for Blands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    253

    Farmer

    223

    General Labourer

    201

    Tailor

    163

    Butcher

    162

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