Origins of the Staniland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 305East Midlands 132West Midlands 16East 11London 74South East 42South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stanilands lived in yorkshire

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    430 Staniland Travel & migration records
    5,500 Stanilands found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Stanilands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stanilands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    15

    File Cutter

    12

    Housekeeper

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Stanilands in 1921

    File Cutter

    33

    Farmer

    30

    Tailor

    15

    Butcher

    14

    Farmers Son

    14

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