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Origins of the Holsten surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 11East 2London 8South East 4South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holstens lived in west-midlands

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    220 Holsten Travel & migration records
    150 Holstens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holsten

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    What are the most common Holsten first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Holstens

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

    Common female occupations for Holstens in 1921

    Servant

    3

    General Servant

    2

    Licensed Victualler

    2

    None

    2

    Seam Stress

    2

    Common male occupations for Holstens in 1921

    Hausmann

    13

    Hausling

    9

    Kothner

    6

    Farm Hands

    4

    Hausman

    4

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