Origins of the Cairns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 951North West 124Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 361East Midlands 13West Midlands 34East 73London 515South East 112South West 29South Wales 13Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cairnses lived in north-east

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    14,000 Cairns Travel & migration records
    48,000 Cairnses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cairns

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    944th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Cairns surname. The oldest one dates back to 1658.

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    What are the most common Cairns first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cairnses

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

    Common female occupations for Cairnses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    203

    Domestic Servant

    164

    Housekeeper

    160

    Cotton Weaver

    116

    F S

    106

    Common male occupations for Cairnses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    735

    General Labourer

    214

    Joiner

    171

    Carter

    126

    Coal Miner Hewer

    126

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