Origins of the Laurance surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 21West Midlands 12East 40London 146South East 75South West 15South Wales 13Mid WalesWest Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laurances lived in london

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    650 Laurance Travel & migration records
    4,600 Laurances found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Laurance first names?

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    Common jobs for Laurances

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    Commmon female occupations for Laurances in 1921

    Laundress

    22

    Dressmaker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Laurances in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    28

    Blacksmith

    24

    General Labourer

    18

    Baker

    15

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