Origins of the Challenor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 53Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 12East Midlands 3West Midlands 134East 6London 68South East 16South West 2South Wales 11Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Challenors lived in west-midlands

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    280 Challenor Travel & migration records
    3,000 Challenors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Challenor

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    What are the most common Challenor first names?

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    Common jobs for Challenors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Challenors in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Laundress

    11

    Widow

    9

    Dress Maker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Challenors in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner

    16

    Husbandman

    13

    Butcher

    12

    General Labourer

    12

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