Origins of the Leaman surname

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    In 1921, most Leamans lived in south-west

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    1,300 Leaman Travel & migration records
    6,400 Leamans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leaman

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    What are the most common Leaman first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Leamans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leamans in 1921

    Blacksmith Wife

    1

    Widow

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Leamans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Farmer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Mason

    21

    Able Seaman

    20

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