Origins of the Lemin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 40South East 2South West 53South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lemins lived in south-west

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    240 Lemin Travel & migration records
    1,400 Lemins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lemin

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lemins

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    Commmon female occupations for Lemins in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Milliner

    4

    Stamps Laborer

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lemins in 1921

    Master

    35

    Coal Miner

    14

    Copper Miner

    9

    General Labourer

    7

    Tin Miner

    7

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