Origins of the Lawrance surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 41West Midlands 81East 135London 399South East 151South West 49South Wales 57Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawrances lived in london

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    1,700 Lawrance Travel & migration records
    22,000 Lawrances found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lawrance first names?

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    Common jobs for Lawrances

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    Commmon female occupations for Lawrances in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    Laundress

    83

    House Servant

    70

    General Servant

    56

    Servant

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Lawrances in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    183

    Carpenter

    103

    General Labourer

    97

    Farm Labourer

    87

    Coal Miner

    63

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