Origins of the Moan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 1London 18South East 9South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moans lived in north-east

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    1,000 Moan Travel & migration records
    950 Moans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moan

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    What are the most common Moan first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Moans

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

    Common female occupations for Moans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Common male occupations for Moans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    General Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Mason

    6

    Dock Labourer

    4

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