Origins of the Bremner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 14London 114South East 48South West 9South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bremners lived in london

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    4,700 Bremner Travel & migration records
    17,000 Bremners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bremner

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    Common jobs for Bremners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bremners in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    126

    Dressmaker

    89

    Farmer's Wife

    81

    F S

    69

    Housekeeper

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Bremners in 1921

    Fisherman

    256

    Farmer

    247

    Farm Servant

    126

    Mason

    124

    Cooper

    121

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