Origins of the Benns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 20West Midlands 12East 102London 55South East 29South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bennses lived in east

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    510 Benns Travel & migration records
    3,100 Bennses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Benns first names?

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    Common jobs for Bennses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bennses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Housekeeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bennses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Carpenter

    16

    Fisherman

    16

    Farmer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    9

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