Origins of the Finnan surname

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    In 1921, most Finnans lived in london

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    940 Finnan Travel & migration records
    820 Finnans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Finnan

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    What are the most common Finnan first names?

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    Patrick

    Mary

    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Finnans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Finnans in 1921

    Mill Worker

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Lodging House Keeper

    4

    Factory Worker

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Finnans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    22

    General Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Mill Worker

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3

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