Origins of the Slinn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 25Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 186East Midlands 88West Midlands 137East 11London 69South East 18South West 33South Wales 1Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slinns lived in yorkshire

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    290 Slinn Travel & migration records
    5,400 Slinns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slinn

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    What are the most common Slinn first names?

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    Common jobs for Slinns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slinns in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Cutler

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Slinns in 1921

    Shoe Finisher

    17

    Cutler

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Grinder

    13

    Blacksmith

    12

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