Origins of the Fong surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 2London 17South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fongs lived in london

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    420 Fong Travel & migration records
    230 Fongs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Fong first names?

    Lee

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    Shee

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fongs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fongs in 1921

    Cotton Jack Frame Tenter

    3

    Domestic

    2

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    1

    Almswoman

    1

    Cook

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Fongs in 1921

    Waiters And Waitresses

    18

    Tinsmiths

    17

    Sales Clerks

    15

    Cooks

    13

    Semiskilled Occupations In Laundering

    9

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