Origins of the Fone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 5West Midlands 69East 18London 128South East 49South West 55South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fones lived in london

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    350 Fone Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Fones

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    Commmon female occupations for Fones in 1921

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    Dress Maker

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Fones in 1921

    French Polisher

    15

    Cabinet Maker

    10

    General Labourer

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Carpenter

    9

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