Origins of the Carron surname

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    In 1921, most Carrons lived in london

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    2,100 Carron Travel & migration records
    2,200 Carrons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carron

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    We have for the Carron surname. The oldest one dates back to 1751.

    Who were Carrons most likely to marry?

    Mc Carrons

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    What are the most common Carron first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Carrons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carrons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Cook

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Carrons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    General Labourer

    13

    Weaver

    11

    Tailor

    10

    Mariner

    8

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