Origins of the Faint surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 1West Midlands 10East 78London 98South East 28South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Faints lived in london

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    180 Faint Travel & migration records
    2,700 Faints found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Faint

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    What are the most common Faint first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Faints

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faints in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Laundress

    15

    House Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Faints in 1921

    Bricklayer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Bricklayers Labourer

    9

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