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Origins of the Lavender surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 84North West 88Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 159East Midlands 88West Midlands 386East 92London 451South East 324South West 33South Wales 110Mid Wales 21West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lavenders lived in london

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    2,300 Lavender Travel & migration records
    20,000 Lavenders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lavender

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    What are the most common Lavender first names?

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    Common jobs for Lavenders

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

    Common female occupations for Lavenders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    Laundress

    56

    Domestic Servant

    54

    General Servant

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Common male occupations for Lavenders in 1921

    General Labourer

    125

    Agricultural Labourer

    110

    Farm Labourer

    62

    Farmer

    52

    Bricklayer

    45

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