Origins of the Whitehorn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 18West Midlands 4East 12London 201South East 106South West 23South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitehorns lived in london

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    710 Whitehorn Travel & migration records
    5,600 Whitehorns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitehorn

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    What are the most common Whitehorn first names?

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    Common jobs for Whitehorns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitehorns in 1921

    Laundress

    48

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Whitehorns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    30

    General Labourer

    27

    Gardener

    24

    Carman

    17

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