Origins of the Fenn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 89North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 198East Midlands 76West Midlands 136East 479London 1165South East 425South West 73South Wales 6Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fenns lived in london

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    4,200 Fenn Travel & migration records
    31,000 Fenns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fenn

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    What are the most common Fenn first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fenns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fenns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    158

    Laundress

    77

    General Servant Domestic

    75

    General Servant

    69

    Housekeeper

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Fenns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    177

    Farm Labourer

    127

    Carpenter

    120

    General Labourer

    106

    Tailor

    90

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