Origins of the Colman surname

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    In 1921, most Colmans lived in east

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    6,000 Colman Travel & migration records
    25,000 Colmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colman

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    What are the most common Colman first names?

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    Common jobs for Colmans

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

    Common female occupations for Colmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    98

    Domestic Servant

    84

    Laundress

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    66

    Servant

    60

    Common male occupations for Colmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    195

    General Labourer

    114

    Farm Labourer

    109

    Carpenter

    98

    Coal Miner

    74

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