Origins of the Joslin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 6West Midlands 13East 461London 307South East 143South West 279South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Joslins lived in east

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    1,300 Joslin Travel & migration records
    11,000 Joslins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Joslin

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    What are the most common Joslin first names?

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    Common jobs for Joslins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Joslins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    73

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    House Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Joslins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    129

    Farmer

    67

    Farm Labourer

    64

    General Labourer

    43

    Farmers Son

    28

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