Origins of the Collinge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 54Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 149East Midlands 6West Midlands 21East 15London 1643South East 26South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collinges lived in london

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    1,400 Collinge Travel & migration records
    18,000 Collinges found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Collinges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collinges in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    375

    Weaver Cotton

    97

    Cotton Winder

    71

    Weaver

    60

    Dressmaker

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Collinges in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    177

    Farmer

    112

    Weaver

    70

    Coal Miner

    63

    Cotton Spinner

    62

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