Origins of the Doran surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 268North West 196Isle of Man 21Yorkshire 125East Midlands 19West Midlands 52East 62London 1241South East 194South West 82South Wales 8Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dorans lived in london

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    25,000 Doran Travel & migration records
    22,000 Dorans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Doran

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    What are the most common Doran first names?

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    Common jobs for Dorans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dorans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    92

    Domestic Servant

    70

    Charwoman

    67

    Housekeeper

    64

    General Servant

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Dorans in 1921

    Dock Labourer

    156

    General Labourer

    156

    Coal Miner

    124

    Master

    80

    Able Seaman

    71

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