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Origins of the Jeans surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 17Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 11East Midlands 15West Midlands 25East 35London 168South East 240South West 171South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jeanses lived in south-east

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    1,400 Jeans Travel & migration records
    10,000 Jeanses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jeans

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    What are the most common Jeans first names?

    James

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    Ursula

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    Common jobs for Jeanses

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

    Common female occupations for Jeanses in 1921

    Glover

    70

    Dressmaker

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Laundress

    27

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Common male occupations for Jeanses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    Farm Labourer

    38

    Carpenter

    37

    Farmer

    31

    Carter

    28

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