Origins of the Brain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 72North West 56Isle of ManYorkshire 285East Midlands 60West Midlands 425East 70London 442South East 251South West 884South Wales 297Mid Wales 33West Wales 3North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brains lived in south-west

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    3,500 Brain Travel & migration records
    33,000 Brains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brain

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    We have for the Brain surname. The oldest one dates back to 1558.

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    What are the most common Brain first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Brains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brains in 1921

    Laundress

    103

    Dressmaker

    90

    Domestic Servant

    85

    General Servant Domestic

    70

    Living On Own Means

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Brains in 1921

    Coal Miner

    432

    Agricultural Labourer

    182

    Coal Miner Hewer

    131

    General Labourer

    114

    Farmer

    83

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