Origins of the Bryant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 164North West 111Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 393East Midlands 171West Midlands 350East 796London 3466South East 1929South West 1703South Wales 471Mid Wales 49West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bryants lived in london

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    19,000 Bryant Travel & migration records
    130,000 Bryants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bryant

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    353rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bryant surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Bryant first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Bryants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bryants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    631

    Laundress

    571

    General Servant Domestic

    367

    Domestic Servant

    349

    General Servant

    267

    Commmon male occupations for Bryants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    636

    General Labourer

    566

    Farm Hands

    532

    Coal Miner

    473

    Carpenter

    471

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