Origins of the Carran surname

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    In 1921, most Carrans lived in london

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    1,100 Carran Travel & migration records
    1,700 Carrans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carran

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    Who were Carrans most likely to marry?

    Mc Carrans

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    What are the most common Carran first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Carrans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carrans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Living On Own Means

    9

    House Keeper

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Carrans in 1921

    Tailor

    14

    Fisherman

    12

    Able Seaman

    10

    Joiner

    10

    Coal Miner

    9

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