Origins of the Fearon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 76North West 295Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 13West Midlands 17East 8London 301South East 16South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fearons lived in london

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    3,000 Fearon Travel & migration records
    7,700 Fearons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fearon

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    Common jobs for Fearons

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    Commmon female occupations for Fearons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Widow

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Housekeeper

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Fearons in 1921

    Yeoman

    58

    Dock Labourer

    47

    Mariner

    46

    General Labourer

    43

    Shipwright

    38

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