Origins of the Sands surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 81North West 123Isle of ManYorkshire 404East Midlands 197West Midlands 93East 180London 601South East 496South West 45South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sandses lived in london

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    8,400 Sands Travel & migration records
    31,000 Sandses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sands first names?

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    Common jobs for Sandses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sandses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    143

    Laundress

    101

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Living On Own Means

    62

    Charwoman

    57

    Commmon male occupations for Sandses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    189

    Carpenter

    143

    Farmer

    123

    General Labourer

    120

    Farm Labourer

    117

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