Origins of the Laflin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 4West Midlands 6East 99London 18South East 14South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laflins lived in east

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    410 Laflin Travel & migration records
    1,500 Laflins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Laflins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laflins in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Ag Lab Daur

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Laflins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Farm Laborer

    8

    Tanners Labourer

    8

    Carpenter

    7

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