Origins of the Fanner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 16East Midlands 14West Midlands 22East 48London 135South East 93South West 58South Wales 24Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fanners lived in london

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    670 Fanner Travel & migration records
    3,800 Fanners found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fanners

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    Commmon female occupations for Fanners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Fanners in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Carpenter

    28

    General Labourer

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

    Farm Labourer

    12

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