Origins of the Deacon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 159North West 67Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 293East Midlands 719West Midlands 183East 202London 968South East 577South West 239South Wales 77Mid Wales 12West Wales 3North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deacons lived in london

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    7,700 Deacon Travel & migration records
    52,000 Deacons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Deacon

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    806th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Deacon first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Deacons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deacons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    234

    Laundress

    173

    General Servant Domestic

    130

    Living On Own Means

    122

    Domestic Servant

    120

    Commmon male occupations for Deacons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    272

    Carpenter

    220

    General Labourer

    182

    Farmer

    142

    Farm Labourer

    116

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