Origins of the Irons surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 188West Midlands 50East 158London 483South East 136South West 53South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ironses lived in london

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    2,200 Irons Travel & migration records
    14,000 Ironses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Irons

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    What are the most common Irons first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ironses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ironses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Laundress

    52

    Domestic Servant

    44

    Lace Maker

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Ironses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    General Labourer

    64

    Farm Labourer

    63

    Bricklayer

    43

    Carpenter

    39

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