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Origins of the Banning surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 8West Midlands 44East 23London 90South East 47South West 45South WalesMid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bannings lived in london

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    1,300 Banning Travel & migration records
    4,000 Bannings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Banning

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    What are the most common Banning first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bannings

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

    Common female occupations for Bannings in 1921

    Widow

    22

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Private Means

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Common male occupations for Bannings in 1921

    Blacksmith

    36

    Shoemaker

    19

    Butcher

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

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