Origins of the Durant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 101East Midlands 38West Midlands 132East 55London 291South East 134South West 42South Wales 23Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Durants lived in london

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    3,200 Durant Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Durants

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    Commmon female occupations for Durants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Laundress

    38

    Living On Own Means

    36

    Domestic Servant

    29

    House Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Durants in 1921

    Carpenter

    50

    Joiner

    47

    Mate

    46

    Able Seaman

    38

    Butcher

    36

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