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Origins of the Loan surname

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    In 1921, most Loans lived in london

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    820 Loan Travel & migration records
    1,400 Loans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Loan

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    Who were Loans most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Loan first names?

    John

    James

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Loans

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

    Common female occupations for Loans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Wife

    4

    Common male occupations for Loans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Farm Servant

    8

    Iron Dresser

    8

    Ploughman

    8

    Tailor

    7

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