Origins of the Paine surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 118West Midlands 74East 208London 1197South East 658South West 52South Wales 33Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Paines lived in london

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    7,700 Paine Travel & migration records
    39,000 Paines found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Paine

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    977th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Paine first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Paines

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

    Common female occupations for Paines in 1921

    Dressmaker

    183

    Laundress

    118

    Living On Own Means

    105

    House Servant

    101

    Servant

    85

    Common male occupations for Paines in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    290

    Carpenter

    209

    Butcher

    156

    Blacksmith

    152

    Farmer

    125

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