Origins of the Lean surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 14Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 47East Midlands 14West Midlands 17East 23London 80South East 43South West 335South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leans lived in south-west

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    7,900 Lean Travel & migration records
    11,000 Leans found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lean first names?

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    Common jobs for Leans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Housekeeper

    35

    House Servant

    34

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Leans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Farmer

    41

    Coal Miner

    38

    Tin Miner

    35

    General Labourer

    33

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