Origins of the Finch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 221North West 151Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 341East Midlands 214West Midlands 539East 1449London 2958South East 1645South West 438South Wales 63Mid Wales 21West Wales 6North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Finchs lived in london

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    12,000 Finch Travel & migration records
    100,000 Finchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Finch

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    403rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Finch surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Finch first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Finchs

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

    Common female occupations for Finchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    445

    Laundress

    376

    General Servant Domestic

    268

    Domestic Servant

    244

    General Servant

    202

    Common male occupations for Finchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    676

    General Labourer

    422

    Farm Labourer

    334

    Carpenter

    333

    Coal Miner

    270

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