Origins of the Fairburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 9Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 424East Midlands 33West Midlands 9East 16London 91South East 25South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fairburns lived in yorkshire

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    1,500 Fairburn Travel & migration records
    7,600 Fairburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fairburn

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    Common jobs for Fairburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fairburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Fairburns in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Coal Miner

    26

    Bricklayer

    25

    Butcher

    23

    Joiner

    22

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