Origins of the Passant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 4West Midlands 70East 1London 34South East 19South West 11South Wales 5Mid Wales 45West Wales 4North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Passants lived in west-midlands

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    170 Passant Travel & migration records
    1,900 Passants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Passant

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    What are the most common Passant first names?

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    Common jobs for Passants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Passants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Housekeeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Passants in 1921

    Shoemaker

    23

    Blacksmith

    10

    Farmer

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Bootmaker

    7

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