Origins of the Carnell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 6Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 135East Midlands 200West Midlands 40East 34London 231South East 73South West 199South Wales 45Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carnells lived in london

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    1,300 Carnell Travel & migration records
    10,000 Carnells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carnell

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    What are the most common Carnell first names?

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    Common jobs for Carnells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carnells in 1921

    Laundress

    68

    Dressmaker

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Clogger

    22

    Living On Own Means

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Carnells in 1921

    Pilot

    46

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    35

    Tailor

    27

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