Origins of the Carlsson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 3London 12South East 7South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carlssons lived in north-east

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    9,200 Carlsson Travel & migration records
    250 Carlssons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carlsson

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    What are the most common Carlsson first names?

    Carl

    Anders

    Maria

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Carlssons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carlssons in 1921

    Nurse Domestic

    3

    Book Folder

    1

    Cook

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Carlssons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    29

    Fireman

    11

    Fiskar

    9

    Ordinary Seaman

    8

    Tailor

    8

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