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Origins of the Philbin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 40Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 4West Midlands 31East 5London 156South East 13South WestSouth Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Philbins lived in london

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    2,800 Philbin Travel & migration records
    2,000 Philbins found in all Census records

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Philbins

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    Common female occupations for Philbins in 1921

    Hawker

    12

    Charwoman

    6

    Domestic

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Fish Hawker

    5

    Common male occupations for Philbins in 1921

    General Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Hawker

    11

    Bricklayers Labourer

    10

    Dock Labourer

    8

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