Origins of the Blaney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 43Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 19East Midlands 4West Midlands 30East 32London 174South East 13South West 41South Wales 3Mid Wales 5West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blaneys lived in london

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    3,600 Blaney Travel & migration records
    5,400 Blaneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blaney

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    Common jobs for Blaneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blaneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    General Servant

    19

    None

    17

    House Servant

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Blaneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    General Labourer

    29

    Tailor

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

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