Origins of the Solan surname

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    In 1921, most Solans lived in london

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    1,100 Solan Travel & migration records
    930 Solans found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Solan first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Solans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Solans in 1921

    Tailoress

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Cotton Factory Hand

    3

    Cotton Operative

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Solans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Bricklayers Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Grocer

    5

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