Origins of the Fishburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 194North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 104East Midlands 14West MidlandsEast 8London 50South East 16South West 9South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fishburns lived in north-east

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    720 Fishburn Travel & migration records
    3,900 Fishburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fishburn

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    What are the most common Fishburn first names?

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    Common jobs for Fishburns

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

    Common female occupations for Fishburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Laundress

    7

    Tailoress

    7

    Common male occupations for Fishburns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Blacksmith

    22

    Joiner

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

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