Origins of the Bryn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 1EastLondon 4South East 5South West 15South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bryns lived in south-west

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    370 Bryn Travel & migration records
    310 Bryns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bryn

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    Common jobs for Bryns

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    Commmon female occupations for Bryns in 1921

    Pin Factory Box Filling

    3

    Servant

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Colier's Wife

    2

    No Trade

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Bryns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Bricklayers Labourer

    3

    Almesman

    2

    General Labourer

    2

    India Rubber Factorian

    2

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