Origins of the Lavan surname

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    In 1921, most Lavans lived in london

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    1,300 Lavan Travel & migration records
    850 Lavans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lavan

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    What are the most common Lavan first names?

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Lavans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lavans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Servant Domestic

    4

    Tailoress

    4

    Cook

    3

    Cotton Spinner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Lavans in 1921

    General Labourer

    18

    Dock Labourer

    7

    Bricklayers Labourer

    5

    Coal Miner

    5

    Tailor

    4

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