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Origins of the Langan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 20London 179South East 28South West 17South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langans lived in london

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    5,800 Langan Travel & migration records
    4,400 Langans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Langan

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    What are the most common Langan first names?

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    Mary

    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Langans

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

    Common female occupations for Langans in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    17

    Servant

    15

    None

    13

    Hawker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Langans in 1921

    General Labourer

    43

    Coal Miner

    33

    Dock Labourer

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

    Stone Mason

    12

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