Origins of the Shand surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 13East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 12London 179South East 81South West 4South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shands lived in london

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    4,300 Shand Travel & migration records
    14,000 Shands found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Shand first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Shands

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    Commmon female occupations for Shands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Domestic Servant

    82

    Annuitant

    71

    F S

    67

    Housekeeper

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Shands in 1921

    Farmer

    165

    Farm Servant

    109

    Mason

    73

    Blacksmith

    69

    Farmers Son

    62

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