Origins of the Jayne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 5West Midlands 13East 4London 38South East 23South West 66South Wales 163Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jaynes lived in south-wales

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    750 Jayne Travel & migration records
    3,200 Jaynes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jayne

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    Common jobs for Jaynes

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    Commmon female occupations for Jaynes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    12

    Living On Own Means

    9

    House Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Jaynes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Coal Hewer

    11

    French Polisher

    10

    Collier

    7

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