Origins of the Grattan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 7West Midlands 13East 9London 96South East 12South West 49South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grattans lived in london

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    1,300 Grattan Travel & migration records
    2,500 Grattans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grattans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grattans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

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    Dressmaker

    7

    Living On Her Own Means

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Grattans in 1921

    Bootmaker

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Coal Miner

    7

    Farmers Son

    7

    Carter

    6

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