Origins of the Boon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 222Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 90East Midlands 114West Midlands 392East 177London 651South East 258South West 197South Wales 27Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boons lived in london

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    3,200 Boon Travel & migration records
    29,000 Boons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Boons

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

    Common female occupations for Boons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    151

    Laundress

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    79

    Domestic Servant

    74

    General Servant

    53

    Common male occupations for Boons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    237

    General Labourer

    117

    Farm Labourer

    98

    Carpenter

    96

    Farmer

    96

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