Origins of the Layen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 19London 3South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Layens lived in east

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    30 Layen Travel & migration records
    300 Layens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Layen

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    What are the most common Layen first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Layens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Layens in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Annuitant

    1

    Clerical Assistant Grade I

    1

    Clerical Class

    1

    Cook

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Layens in 1921

    Railway Porter

    8

    Ironstone Miner

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Blacksmith

    3

    Bricklayer

    2

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