Origins of the Burn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1165North West 66Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 306East Midlands 93West Midlands 71East 115London 420South East 206South West 106South Wales 21Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burns lived in north-east

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    7,300 Burn Travel & migration records
    43,000 Burns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Burn

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    What are the most common Burn first names?

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    Common jobs for Burns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    203

    House Servant

    139

    General Servant

    95

    Domestic Servant

    93

    Living On Own Means

    83

    Commmon male occupations for Burns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    219

    Agricultural Labourer

    138

    Joiner

    131

    General Labourer

    121

    Farmer

    117

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