Origins of the Bunney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 86East Midlands 159West Midlands 29East 19London 44South East 74South West 174South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bunneys lived in south-west

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    7,300 Bunneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bunneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bunneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Tailoress

    17

    Charwoman

    15

    Silk Weaver

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Bunneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    50

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    25

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

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