Origins of the Lakeland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 5London 153South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lakelands lived in london

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    150 Lakeland Travel & migration records
    1,300 Lakelands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lakeland

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    What are the most common Lakeland first names?

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    Common jobs for Lakelands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lakelands in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    42

    Weaver Cotton

    20

    Weaver

    7

    Cotton Winder

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lakelands in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    26

    Bobbin Turner

    14

    Sawyer

    11

    Gentleman

    10

    Weaver Cotton

    10

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