Origins of the Brackenbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 142East Midlands 294West Midlands 6East 51London 62South East 48South West 7South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brackenburys lived in east-midlands

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    710 Brackenbury Travel & migration records
    6,600 Brackenburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brackenbury

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    Common jobs for Brackenburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brackenburys in 1921

    Artist

    137

    Dressmaker

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Living On Own Means

    20

    House Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Brackenburys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Farmer

    41

    Butcher

    19

    General Labourer

    19

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