Origins of the Collin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 250North West 64Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 108East Midlands 128West Midlands 70East 179London 402South East 154South West 34South Wales 14Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collins lived in london

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    4,600 Collin Travel & migration records
    19,000 Collins found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Collin first names?

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    Common jobs for Collins

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    Commmon female occupations for Collins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    70

    House Servant

    64

    Domestic Servant

    59

    General Servant

    49

    Living On Own Means

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Collins in 1921

    Fisherman

    165

    Agricultural Labourer

    126

    Coal Miner

    90

    Carpenter

    53

    General Labourer

    47

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