Origins of the Flint surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 123North West 122Isle of ManYorkshire 766East Midlands 807West Midlands 270East 256London 920South East 524South West 64South Wales 11Mid Wales 2West Wales 3North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Flints lived in london

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    7,300 Flint Travel & migration records
    54,000 Flints found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Flint

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    810th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Flint surname. The oldest one dates back to 1540.

    Who were Flints most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Flint first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Flints

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

    Common female occupations for Flints in 1921

    Dressmaker

    242

    Laundress

    142

    Living On Own Means

    125

    Domestic Servant

    117

    General Servant Domestic

    111

    Common male occupations for Flints in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    293

    Coal Miner

    289

    General Labourer

    165

    Farmer

    162

    Farm Labourer

    140

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