Origins of the Friend surname

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    In 1921, most Friends lived in london

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    4,900 Friend Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Friend

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    What are the most common Friend first names?

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    Common jobs for Friends

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

    Commmon female occupations for Friends in 1921

    Dressmaker

    136

    General Servant Domestic

    117

    Laundress

    113

    House Servant

    95

    Domestic Servant

    90

    Commmon male occupations for Friends in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    243

    General Labourer

    139

    Farm Labourer

    132

    Tailor

    117

    Farmer

    109

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