Origins of the Land surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 93North West 48Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 619East Midlands 217West Midlands 142East 303London 504South East 209South West 144South Wales 5Mid Wales 15West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lands lived in yorkshire

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    4,100 Land Travel & migration records
    27,000 Lands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Land

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    What are the most common Land first names?

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    Common jobs for Lands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    115

    Domestic Servant

    69

    House Servant

    67

    Laundress

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Lands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    169

    Farmer

    114

    Coal Miner

    108

    Farm Labourer

    92

    Farm Hands

    58

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