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Origins of the Carney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 338North West 88Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 337East Midlands 57West Midlands 62East 57London 1329South East 188South West 37South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carneys lived in london

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    31,000 Carney Travel & migration records
    24,000 Carneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carney

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    Common jobs for Carneys

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

    Common female occupations for Carneys in 1921

    Charwoman

    102

    Cotton Weaver

    87

    Domestic Servant

    77

    Hawker

    74

    Laundress

    63

    Common male occupations for Carneys in 1921

    General Labourer

    294

    Dock Labourer

    121

    Coal Miner

    104

    Bricklayers Labourer

    73

    Tailor

    73

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