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Origins of the Cullen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 422North West 163Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 295East Midlands 194West Midlands 59East 213London 1281South East 390South West 276South Wales 45Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cullens lived in london

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    37,000 Cullen Travel & migration records
    46,000 Cullens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cullen

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    801st most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Cullen first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cullens

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

    Common female occupations for Cullens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    189

    Domestic Servant

    155

    Laundress

    126

    Housekeeper

    110

    General Servant Domestic

    97

    Common male occupations for Cullens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    300

    General Labourer

    255

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    Farmer

    107

    Tailor

    94

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