Origins of the Farman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 33West Midlands 23East 201London 177South East 32South West 24South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farmans lived in east

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    1,400 Farman Travel & migration records
    6,800 Farmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farman

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    What are the most common Farman first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Farmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farmans in 1921

    Laundress

    35

    Dressmaker

    28

    Tailoress

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Farmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    41

    Basket Maker

    31

    Fisherman

    31

    Bricklayer

    24

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