Origins of the Karlsson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 2West Midlands 1EastLondon 11South East 1South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Karlssons lived in london

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    9,000 Karlsson Travel & migration records
    120 Karlssons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Karlsson

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    What are the most common Karlsson first names?

    Karl

    Johan

    Anna

    Maria

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    Common jobs for Karlssons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Karlssons in 1921

    Emigrant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Artist Designer

    1

    Domestic Duties

    1

    General Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Karlssons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    9

    Fireman

    8

    A B Seaman

    4

    Seaman

    3

    Ab

    2

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