Origins of the Briens surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 8West MidlandsEast 2London 6South East 4South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brienses lived in east-midlands

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    140 Briens Travel & migration records
    230 Brienses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brienses

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    Commmon female occupations for Brienses in 1921

    Mill Worker

    6

    Cotton Mill Worker

    2

    Flax Mill Worker

    2

    Annuitant

    1

    Assistant Matron

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Brienses in 1921

    Labourer Field

    5

    Carman

    2

    Cordwainer

    2

    Farm Servant

    2

    Labourer At Iron Works

    2

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