Origins of the Cordiner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 8Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 12East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 1London 19South East 4South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cordiners lived in north-east

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    820 Cordiner Travel & migration records
    2,700 Cordiners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cordiner

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    What are the most common Cordiner first names?

    James

    William

    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cordiners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cordiners in 1921

    Fishermans Wife

    27

    General Serv

    20

    Fisherman's Wife

    19

    General Servant (Domestic)

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Cordiners in 1921

    Fisherman

    219

    Cooper

    36

    White Fisher

    28

    Seaman

    19

    Farmer

    17

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