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Origins of the Fance surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 46London 21South East 13South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fances lived in east

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    88 Fance Travel & migration records
    640 Fances found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fance

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    What are the most common Fance first names?

    William

    Abraham

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fances

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

    Common female occupations for Fances in 1921

    Mill Worker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Civil Service Telegraph

    2

    Common male occupations for Fances in 1921

    Horseman On Farm

    8

    Agl Lab

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

    Weaver

    3

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