Origins of the Brabin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 2London 175South East 7South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brabins lived in london

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    280 Brabin Travel & migration records
    1,300 Brabins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brabins

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    Commmon female occupations for Brabins in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Assisting In Business

    4

    Daughter

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Widow

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Brabins in 1921

    Butcher

    17

    Clerk

    8

    Draper

    8

    Boiler Maker

    7

    Carter

    6

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