Origins of the Dain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 37Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 14West Midlands 68East 25London 54South East 19South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dains lived in west-midlands

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    640 Dain Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Dains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Dress Maker

    10

    Farmers Wife

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Dains in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Clerk

    12

    Cooper

    11

    Joiner

    11

    Farmers Son

    10

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