Origins of the Lansdown surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 11West Midlands 1East 7London 186South East 73South West 136South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lansdowns lived in london

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    580 Lansdown Travel & migration records
    5,300 Lansdowns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lansdown

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    What are the most common Lansdown first names?

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    Common jobs for Lansdowns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lansdowns in 1921

    Laundress

    37

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Private Means

    11

    Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Lansdowns in 1921

    Carpenter

    23

    General Labourer

    18

    House Painter

    15

    Farmer

    14

    Builder

    13

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