Origins of the Fannen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 8West Midlands 2East 2London 6South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fannens lived in north-east

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    180 Fannen Travel & migration records
    400 Fannens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fannens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fannens in 1921

    Mill Spinner

    3

    Cook

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Pit Head Worker

    2

    Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Fannens in 1921

    Qr Master

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

    Qr Mastr

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Shipwright

    4

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