Origins of the Grain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 90West Midlands 13East 20London 67South East 50South West 1South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grains lived in east-midlands

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    610 Grain Travel & migration records
    3,100 Grains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grain

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    We have for the Grain surname. The oldest one dates back to 1377.

    Who were Grains most likely to marry?

    Mc Grains

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    What are the most common Grain first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Grains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Annuitant

    8

    Seamstress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Grains in 1921

    Cooper

    17

    Coal Miner

    13

    General Labourer

    13

    Bricklayer

    11

    F W K

    9

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