Origins of the Brannigan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 1West Midlands 5East 7London 79South East 4South West 15South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brannigans lived in london

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    2,500 Brannigans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brannigan

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    Common jobs for Brannigans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brannigans in 1921

    Housekeeper

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Hawker

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Brannigans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    36

    General Labourer

    22

    Shoemaker

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Dock Labourer

    11

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