Origins of the Fearn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 73North West 34Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 532East Midlands 759West Midlands 383East 51London 317South East 145South West 11South Wales 10Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fearns lived in east-midlands

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    Common jobs for Fearns

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    Commmon female occupations for Fearns in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    67

    Dressmaker

    61

    General Servant Domestic

    61

    Laundress

    52

    House Servant

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Fearns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    122

    Farmer

    95

    General Labourer

    89

    Farm Labourer

    77

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

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