Origins of the Mizen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of Man 14Yorkshire 1East Midlands 16West Midlands 4East 88London 143South East 115South West 131South Wales 19Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mizens lived in london

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    320 Mizen Travel & migration records
    5,100 Mizens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mizen

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    What are the most common Mizen first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Mizens

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

    Common female occupations for Mizens in 1921

    Lab

    52

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    14

    Mason

    13

    Common male occupations for Mizens in 1921

    Lab

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Mason

    30

    General Labourer

    26

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