Origins of the Channon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 25West Midlands 14East 35London 182South East 151South West 202South Wales 35Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Channons lived in south-west

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    840 Channon Travel & migration records
    8,300 Channons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Channon

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    Common jobs for Channons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Channons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Lace Maker

    25

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Channons in 1921

    Carpenter

    59

    Mason

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    24

    Gardener

    21

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