Origins of the Manns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 41West Midlands 41East 12London 73South East 79South West 119South Wales 36Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mannses lived in south-west

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    940 Manns Travel & migration records
    4,800 Mannses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Manns

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    Who were Mannses most likely to marry?

    Mc Mannses

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    What are the most common Manns first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mannses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mannses in 1921

    Laundress

    28

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Cook Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Mannses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Bricklayer

    35

    General Labourer

    26

    Coal Miner

    19

    Farm Labourer

    16

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