Origins of the Drane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 38West Midlands 37East 180London 175South East 84South West 36South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dranes lived in east

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    770 Drane Travel & migration records
    7,300 Dranes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Drane first names?

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    Common jobs for Dranes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dranes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Laundress

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Dranes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    107

    Farm Labourer

    67

    Blacksmith

    25

    Bricklayer

    25

    Farmer

    21

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