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Origins of the Coffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 4West Midlands 31East 24London 173South East 275South West 107South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coffins lived in south-east

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    4,100 Coffin Travel & migration records
    7,800 Coffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coffin

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    What are the most common Coffin first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coffins

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

    Common female occupations for Coffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Glover

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Laundress

    23

    Common male occupations for Coffins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Cabinet Maker

    45

    Carpenter

    40

    Bricklayer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    25

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