Origins of the Lanes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 36West Midlands 7East 18London 34South East 16South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laneses lived in east-midlands

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    290 Lanes Travel & migration records
    2,400 Laneses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lanes

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    What are the most common Lanes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Laneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laneses in 1921

    House Servant

    17

    Laundress

    14

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Laneses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Coal Miner

    11

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Butcher

    10

    Farmer

    10

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