Origins of the Brien surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 62East Midlands 11West Midlands 13East 75London 312South East 63South West 48South Wales 15Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Briens lived in london

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    Common jobs for Briens

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    Commmon female occupations for Briens in 1921

    Laundress

    139

    Domestic Servant

    137

    Charwoman

    135

    General Servant Domestic

    134

    Dressmaker

    120

    Commmon male occupations for Briens in 1921

    General Labourer

    360

    Dock Labourer

    214

    Tailor

    183

    Coal Miner Hewer

    86

    Bricklayer

    72

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