Origins of the Crane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 170North West 79Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 310East Midlands 333West Midlands 215East 550London 1640South East 665South West 180South Wales 73Mid Wales 11West Wales 10North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cranes lived in london

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    17,000 Crane Travel & migration records
    64,000 Cranes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crane

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    647th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Crane surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Crane first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cranes

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

    Common female occupations for Cranes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    268

    Laundress

    259

    Domestic Servant

    155

    Charwoman

    143

    General Servant Domestic

    129

    Common male occupations for Cranes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    447

    General Labourer

    293

    Farm Labourer

    218

    Carpenter

    162

    Bricklayer

    147

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