Origins of the Connoly surname

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    In 1921, most Connolys lived in london

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    2,800 Connoly Travel & migration records
    2,500 Connolys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Connoly

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    What are the most common Connoly first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Connolys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Connolys in 1921

    House Servant

    13

    Mill Worker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Hawker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Connolys in 1921

    General Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner

    23

    Weaver

    23

    Tailor

    19

    Dock Labourer

    11

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