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Origins of the Vane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 10East 29London 110South East 188South West 7South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Vanes lived in south-east

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    920 Vane Travel & migration records
    3,600 Vanes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Vane first names?

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    Common jobs for Vanes

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    Common female occupations for Vanes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Actress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Cook Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Vanes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    19

    Bricklayer

    13

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Farmer

    9

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