Origins of the Bolland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 53Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 288East Midlands 89West Midlands 26East 15London 178South East 32South West 43South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bollands lived in yorkshire

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    1,000 Bolland Travel & migration records
    9,100 Bollands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bolland

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    What are the most common Bolland first names?

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    Common jobs for Bollands

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

    Common female occupations for Bollands in 1921

    None

    34

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Dressmaker

    25

    Living On Own Means

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Common male occupations for Bollands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    25

    Joiner

    20

    Shoemaker

    20

    Farmer

    19

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