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Origins of the Bungay surname

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    In 1921, most Bungays lived in south-east

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    290 Bungay Travel & migration records
    3,000 Bungays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bungay

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    What are the most common Bungay first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bungays

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

    Common female occupations for Bungays in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Cook Domestic

    11

    Dressmaker

    11

    Common male occupations for Bungays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    25

    Carpenter

    16

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Carman

    10

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