Origins of the Stephens surname

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    In 1921, most Stephenses lived in london

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    34,000 Stephens Travel & migration records
    170,000 Stephenses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stephens

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    213th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Stephens surname. The oldest one dates back to 1524.

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    What are the most common Stephens first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stephenses

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

    Common female occupations for Stephenses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    896

    Domestic Servant

    422

    General Servant Domestic

    411

    House Servant

    373

    Laundress

    369

    Common male occupations for Stephenses in 1921

    Farmer

    743

    Agricultural Labourer

    670

    Carpenter

    589

    General Labourer

    542

    Coal Miner

    489

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