Origins of the Milburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1258North West 307Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 280East Midlands 26West Midlands 29East 26London 284South East 57South West 25South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milburns lived in north-east

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    3,200 Milburn Travel & migration records
    27,000 Milburns found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Milburn first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Milburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    125

    Domestic Servant

    66

    General Servant Domestic

    66

    House Servant

    60

    Living On Own Means

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Milburns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    339

    Coal Miner Hewer

    135

    Farmer

    110

    General Labourer

    80

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

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