Origins of the Deans surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 147North West 52Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 57East Midlands 27West Midlands 141East 84London 132South East 48South West 69South Wales 27Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deanses lived in north-east

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    4,500 Deans Travel & migration records
    16,000 Deanses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deanses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deanses in 1921

    F S

    76

    Dressmaker

    67

    Domestic Servant

    62

    House Servant

    46

    Housekeeper

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Deanses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    111

    Agricultural Labourer

    62

    General Labourer

    56

    Joiner

    44

    Weaver

    43

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