Origins of the Finn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 144North West 144Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 187East Midlands 47West Midlands 119East 176London 698South East 648South West 97South Wales 29Mid Wales 12West Wales 2North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Finns lived in london

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    27,000 Finn Travel & migration records
    26,000 Finns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Finn

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    What are the most common Finn first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Finns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Finns in 1921

    Laundress

    75

    Charwoman

    74

    Dressmaker

    70

    Domestic Servant

    63

    Cotton Weaver

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Finns in 1921

    General Labourer

    209

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Farm Labourer

    91

    Tailor

    66

    Bricklayers Labourer

    64

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