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Origins of the Quain surname

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    In 1921, most Quains lived in london

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    630 Quain Travel & migration records
    480 Quains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Quain

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    What are the most common Quain first names?

    John

    William

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    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Quains

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

    Common female occupations for Quains in 1921

    Charwoman

    4

    Laundress

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Physicians Daur

    3

    Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Quains in 1921

    Hawker

    6

    Farm Hands

    4

    Electrician

    3

    Tailor

    3

    Agricultural Laborer

    2

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