Origins of the Border surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 58West Midlands 6East 26London 86South East 34South West 47South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Borders lived in london

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    430 Border Travel & migration records
    3,000 Borders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Border

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    What are the most common Border first names?

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    Common jobs for Borders

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

    Commmon female occupations for Borders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    General Servant

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Farmers Wife

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Borders in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    20

    Farmers Son

    16

    Carpenter

    12

    Grocer

    11

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