Origins of the Collon surname

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    In 1921, most Collons lived in yorkshire

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    380 Collon Travel & migration records
    940 Collons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collon

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    What are the most common Collon first names?

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    Common jobs for Collons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    6

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Collons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Fisherman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Carter

    5

    Cordwainer

    4

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