Origins of the Danes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 14West Midlands 30East 51London 101South East 85South West 54South Wales 14Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daneses lived in london

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    690 Danes Travel & migration records
    4,600 Daneses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Danes

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    We have for the Danes surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Daneses most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Danes first names?

    Clement

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Daneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Daneses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Servant

    20

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Daneses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Coal Miner

    38

    General Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    16

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