Origins of the Drain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 6West Midlands 2East 135London 187South East 68South West 4South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drains lived in london

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    1,400 Drain Travel & migration records
    4,500 Drains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Drain

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    What are the most common Drain first names?

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    Common jobs for Drains

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

    Common female occupations for Drains in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Housekeeper

    12

    Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Drains in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    General Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner

    31

    Farm Labourer

    20

    French Polisher

    19

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