Origins of the Dane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 35West Midlands 17East 32London 167South East 174South West 28South Wales 12Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Danes lived in south-east

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    2,800 Dane Travel & migration records
    6,600 Danes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dane

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    What are the most common Dane first names?

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    Common jobs for Danes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Danes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    House Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Danes in 1921

    Tailor

    36

    Mariner

    28

    Yeoman

    28

    Bricklayer

    24

    General Labourer

    24

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