Origins of the Spens surname

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    In 1921, most Spenses lived in south-east

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    230 Spens Travel & migration records
    580 Spenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Spenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spenses in 1921

    Annuitant

    5

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Pupil

    3

    Scaps Daur

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Spenses in 1921

    Writer

    10

    Esquire

    5

    Tailor

    4

    Weaver

    4

    Engraver

    3

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