Origins of the Done surname

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    In 1921, most Dones lived in london

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    1,300 Done Travel & migration records
    11,000 Dones found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Done first names?

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    Common jobs for Dones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Widow

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    House Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Dones in 1921

    Farmer

    137

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Bricklayer

    57

    General Labourer

    52

    Yeoman

    48

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