Origins of the Lanfear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 5London 21South East 36South West 50South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lanfears lived in south-west

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    240 Lanfear Travel & migration records
    2,000 Lanfears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lanfear

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    What are the most common Lanfear first names?

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    Common jobs for Lanfears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lanfears in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Private Means

    9

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Lanfears in 1921

    General Labourer

    15

    Tailor

    15

    Lab

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Farmer

    9

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