Origins of the Frances surname

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    In 1921, most Franceses lived in london

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    3,200 Frances Travel & migration records
    21,000 Franceses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Frances

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    What are the most common Frances first names?

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    Common jobs for Franceses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Franceses in 1921

    House Servant

    121

    Dressmaker

    109

    General Servant

    97

    Laundress

    88

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Commmon male occupations for Franceses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    207

    Coal Miner

    79

    Farm Labourer

    77

    Carpenter

    58

    Farmer

    57

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