Origins of the Johansson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 2London 23South East 10South West 13South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Johanssons lived in london

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    21,000 Johansson Travel & migration records
    450 Johanssons found in all Census records

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    Johan

    Johannes

    Maria

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Johanssons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Johanssons in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Ship Shandler

    2

    Dress Maker

    1

    General Domestic

    1

    Hairdresser

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Johanssons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    59

    A B Seaman

    20

    Fireman

    20

    Fiskar

    18

    Ordinary Seaman

    17

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