Origins of the Campen surname

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    In 1921, most Campens lived in east

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    240 Campen Travel & migration records
    1,000 Campens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Campen

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    What are the most common Campen first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Campens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Campens in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Needle Woman

    3

    Assistant To Mother

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Campens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Butcher

    6

    Ag Lab General

    3

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