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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 72North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 102East Midlands 79West Midlands 51East 806London 1156South East 733South West 117South Wales 24Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Durrants lived in london

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    3,300 Durrant Travel & migration records
    46,000 Durrants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Durrant

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    970th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Durrant surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Durrant first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Durrants

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

    Common female occupations for Durrants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    196

    Laundress

    160

    General Servant Domestic

    133

    Domestic Servant

    98

    Housemaid Domestic

    87

    Common male occupations for Durrants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    384

    General Labourer

    196

    Carpenter

    183

    Farm Labourer

    172

    Farmer

    131

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