Origins of the Slaney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 269West Midlands 181East 11London 77South East 36South West 15South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slaneys lived in east-midlands

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    840 Slaney Travel & migration records
    8,500 Slaneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slaney

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    What are the most common Slaney first names?

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    Common jobs for Slaneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slaneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Dress Maker

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Slaneys in 1921

    General Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    26

    Farmer

    25

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