Origins of the Faulkner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 115North West 862Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 669East Midlands 635West Midlands 988East 451London 1789South East 1008South West 152South Wales 79Mid Wales 13West Wales 19North Wales 43Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Faulkners lived in london

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    13,000 Faulkner Travel & migration records
    88,000 Faulkners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Faulkner

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    475th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Faulkner surname. The oldest one dates back to 1559.

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    What are the most common Faulkner first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Faulkners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faulkners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    354

    Laundress

    260

    Domestic Servant

    218

    General Servant Domestic

    214

    Charwoman

    169

    Commmon male occupations for Faulkners in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    401

    General Labourer

    384

    Farm Labourer

    289

    Farmer

    281

    Bricklayer

    231

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