Origins of the Chinn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 23Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 38East Midlands 24West Midlands 316East 28London 166South East 56South West 208South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chinns lived in west-midlands

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    1,800 Chinn Travel & migration records
    10,000 Chinns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chinn

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    What are the most common Chinn first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chinns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chinns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    General Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Domestic Servant

    18

    House Keeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Chinns in 1921

    General Labourer

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    33

    Tin Miner

    26

    Carpenter

    25

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