Origins of the Pain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 15Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 52East Midlands 38West Midlands 84East 243London 853South East 501South West 87South Wales 11Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pains lived in london

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    2,900 Pain Travel & migration records
    31,000 Pains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pain

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    What are the most common Pain first names?

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    Common jobs for Pains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    Laundress

    105

    House Servant

    83

    Servant

    79

    Domestic Servant

    68

    Commmon male occupations for Pains in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    315

    Carpenter

    147

    Farmer

    115

    Bricklayer

    98

    Butcher

    96

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