Origins of the Laff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 2EastLondon 15South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laffs lived in london

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    82 Laff Travel & migration records
    220 Laffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laff

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    Common jobs for Laffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laffs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Fustian Cutter

    3

    None

    2

    Assistant

    1

    Box Maker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Laffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Dyer

    3

    Forge Hand

    3

    None

    3

    Under Hand Furanceman

    3

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