Origins of the Swann surname

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    In 1921, most Swanns lived in london

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    4,100 Swann Travel & migration records
    37,000 Swanns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swann

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    What are the most common Swann first names?

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    Common jobs for Swanns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swanns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    161

    Cotton Weaver

    89

    Living On Own Means

    72

    Domestic Servant

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Swanns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    155

    Farmer

    108

    Coal Miner

    107

    General Labourer

    107

    Carpenter

    96

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