Origins of the Fern surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 54Isle of ManYorkshire 101East Midlands 136West Midlands 307East 44London 212South East 47South West 61South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ferns lived in west-midlands

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    1,900 Fern Travel & migration records
    10,000 Ferns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fern

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    What are the most common Fern first names?

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    Common jobs for Ferns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ferns in 1921

    General Servant

    31

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Laundress

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Ferns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    74

    Plasterer

    63

    General Labourer

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Coal Miner Hewer

    33

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