Origins of the Barness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 3West Midlands 11East 10London 32South East 23South West 14South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barnesses lived in london

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    110 Barness Travel & migration records
    1,000 Barnesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barness

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    What are the most common Barness first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Barnesses

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

    Common female occupations for Barnesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Common male occupations for Barnesses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Iron Miner

    4

    Warehouseman Clerk

    3

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