Origins of the Callender surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 241North West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 33East Midlands 8West Midlands 11East 10London 91South East 56South West 7South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Callenders lived in north-east

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    2,200 Callender Travel & migration records
    6,400 Callenders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Callender

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    Common jobs for Callenders

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

    Commmon female occupations for Callenders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Private Means

    17

    Annuitant

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Callenders in 1921

    Shoemaker

    33

    Farmer

    24

    Tailor

    21

    Blacksmith

    19

    Joiner

    18

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