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Origins of the Fegan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 25East 4London 106South East 23South West 17South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fegans lived in london

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    3,600 Fegan Travel & migration records
    3,400 Fegans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fegan

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    Common jobs for Fegans

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

    Common female occupations for Fegans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Common male occupations for Fegans in 1921

    General Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    18

    Dock Labourer

    17

    Shipwright

    16

    Mariner

    15

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