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Origins of the Blainey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 2West Midlands 15East 16London 58South East 21South West 22South WalesMid Wales 15West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blaineys lived in london

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    260 Blainey Travel & migration records
    1,400 Blaineys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blainey

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    Common jobs for Blaineys

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    Common female occupations for Blaineys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Cardroom Tenter Cotton

    3

    Milliner & C

    3

    Common male occupations for Blaineys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Tailor

    7

    Butcher

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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