Origins of the Fairbank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 228East Midlands 16West Midlands 15East 24London 147South East 51South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fairbanks lived in yorkshire

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    1,200 Fairbank Travel & migration records
    6,200 Fairbanks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fairbanks

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    Commmon female occupations for Fairbanks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Woollen Weaver

    17

    Cotton Reeler

    16

    Weaver

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Fairbanks in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Plasterer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Clerk

    14

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