Origins of the Chant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 23West Midlands 19East 53London 239South East 145South West 512South Wales 28Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chants lived in south-west

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    1,400 Chant Travel & migration records
    13,000 Chants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chant

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    What are the most common Chant first names?

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    Common jobs for Chants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chants in 1921

    Glover

    133

    Laundress

    66

    Dressmaker

    54

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Chants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    103

    Farm Labourer

    74

    General Labourer

    50

    Baker

    28

    Carter

    28

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