Origins of the Channing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 12West Midlands 27East 29London 144South East 72South West 232South Wales 58Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Channings lived in south-west

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    920 Channing Travel & migration records
    6,600 Channings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Channing

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    What are the most common Channing first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Channings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Channings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    24

    Housekeeper

    23

    Domestic Servant

    18

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Channings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    21

    Tailor

    20

    General Labourer

    19

    Mason

    16

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