Origins of the Brunning surname

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    In 1921, most Brunnings lived in london

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    410 Brunning Travel & migration records
    6,400 Brunnings found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Brunning first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Brunnings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brunnings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Laundress

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Brunnings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Shepherd

    45

    Carpenter

    32

    Farm Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    23

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