Origins of the Brecken surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 2West MidlandsEastLondon 3South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Breckens lived in north-east

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    170 Brecken Travel & migration records
    260 Breckens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Breckens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Breckens in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    General Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Assistant Teacher School

    1

    Cotton Winder

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Breckens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Wire Worker

    3

    Cloth Finisher

    2

    Coal Miner

    2

    Coal Miner Banksman Surface

    2

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