Origins of the Cainer surname

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    In 1921, most Cainers lived in yorkshire

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    75 Cainer Travel & migration records
    140 Cainers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Cainer first names?

    Morris

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    Leah

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    Common jobs for Cainers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cainers in 1921

    Charwoman

    2

    Tailoress

    2

    Button Hole Hand

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Cotton Weaver

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Cainers in 1921

    Milk Dealer

    3

    Tailor

    3

    Coal Miner

    2

    Milk Man

    2

    Shoemaker

    2

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