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Origins of the Corran surname

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    In 1921, most Corrans lived in london

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    460 Corran Travel & migration records
    1,500 Corrans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Corran

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Corrans

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

    Common female occupations for Corrans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Widow

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

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    6

    Common male occupations for Corrans in 1921

    Mariner

    18

    Able Seaman

    10

    General Labourer

    9

    Coal Miner

    7

    Joiner

    7

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