Origins of the Chanter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 6West Midlands 3East 21London 129South East 47South West 81South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chanters lived in london

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    370 Chanter Travel & migration records
    2,800 Chanters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chanter

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    What are the most common Chanter first names?

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    Common jobs for Chanters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chanters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Widow

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Chanters in 1921

    Mason

    28

    Coach Painter

    17

    Carpenter

    13

    Tailor

    13

    Baker

    12

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