Origins of the Johannesen surname

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    In 1921, most Johannesens lived in london

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    3,300 Johannesen Travel & migration records
    270 Johannesens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Johannesen

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    Ole

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    Common jobs for Johannesens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Johannesens in 1921

    General Servant

    2

    Housemaid Domestic

    2

    Clerks

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Johannesens in 1921

    A B Seaman

    12

    Able Seaman

    11

    Ordinary Seaman

    11

    Fireman

    9

    Seaman

    7

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