Origins of the Finlan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 36EastLondon 9South East 7South West 1South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Finlans lived in west-midlands

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    730 Finlan Travel & migration records
    450 Finlans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Finlan

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    Catherine

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    Common jobs for Finlans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Finlans in 1921

    Charwoman

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Brass Polisher

    2

    Babler

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Finlans in 1921

    General Labourer

    6

    Galvanizer

    4

    Soldier

    4

    Private

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

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