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Origins of the Chicken surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 215North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 2London 36South East 12South West 23South Wales 33Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chickens lived in north-east

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    400 Chicken Travel & migration records
    4,100 Chickens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chicken

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    What are the most common Chicken first names?

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    Jane

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    Common jobs for Chickens

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

    Common female occupations for Chickens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Common male occupations for Chickens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    36

    Butcher

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Assistant Engineer

    12

    Blacksmith

    10

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