Origins of the Cannan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 18Isle of Man 75Yorkshire 19East Midlands 16West Midlands 15East 9London 38South East 10South West 18South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cannans lived in isle-of-man

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    1,000 Cannan Travel & migration records
    2,700 Cannans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cannan

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    What are the most common Cannan first names?

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    Herbert Harris

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Cannans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cannans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    House Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Cannans in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Fireman

    18

    2nd Engineer

    16

    General Labourer

    14

    Chief Engineer

    12

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