Origins of the Cannavan surname

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    In 1921, most Cannavans lived in london

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    300 Cannavan Travel & migration records
    480 Cannavans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cannavan

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    What are the most common Cannavan first names?

    John

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Cannavans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cannavans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    House Keeper

    3

    Card Tenter

    2

    Charwoman

    2

    Coal Miner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Cannavans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    General Labourer

    4

    Iron Miner

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    2

    Coke Drawer

    2

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