Origins of the Shankland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 2East 5London 47South East 12South West 101South Wales 32Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shanklands lived in south-west

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    830 Shankland Travel & migration records
    4,200 Shanklands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shankland

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    What are the most common Shankland first names?

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    Common jobs for Shanklands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shanklands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Wife

    13

    House Keeper

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Shanklands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    47

    Blacksmith

    29

    Tailor

    26

    Shoemaker

    23

    Farmer

    21

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