Origins of the Conlin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 133North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 4London 68South East 7South West 5South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Conlins lived in north-east

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    7,700 Conlin Travel & migration records
    3,500 Conlins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Conlins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Conlins in 1921

    Mill Worker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Keeper

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Conlins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    46

    General Labourer

    38

    Dock Labourer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

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