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Origins of the Lincoln surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 311North West 17Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 220East Midlands 131West Midlands 36East 540London 710South East 232South West 20South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lincolns lived in london

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    4,800 Lincoln Travel & migration records
    24,000 Lincolns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lincoln

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    What are the most common Lincoln first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lincolns

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

    Common female occupations for Lincolns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    126

    General Servant Domestic

    80

    Domestic Servant

    62

    Laundress

    61

    Straw Plaiter

    51

    Common male occupations for Lincolns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    229

    Farm Labourer

    106

    General Labourer

    84

    Carpenter

    74

    Shoemaker

    72

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