Origins of the Gordan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 15West Midlands 49East 41London 154South East 69South West 65South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gordans lived in london

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    2,800 Gordan Travel & migration records
    4,600 Gordans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gordan

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    Common jobs for Gordans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gordans in 1921

    House Servant

    21

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    15

    Laundress

    14

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Gordans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Carter

    13

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