Origins of the Legan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 34East 9London 18South East 6South West 10South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Legans lived in west-midlands

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    390 Legan Travel & migration records
    500 Legans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Legans

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

    Common female occupations for Legans in 1921

    House Keeper

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Potters Assistant

    3

    Dressmaker

    2

    F S

    2

    Common male occupations for Legans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    4

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    3

    Attendants

    2

    Cooper

    2

    Dock Labourer

    2

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