Origins of the Cornes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 392Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 21East Midlands 10West Midlands 320East 5London 216South East 78South West 15South Wales 8Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corneses lived in north-west

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    920 Cornes Travel & migration records
    8,400 Corneses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cornes

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    What are the most common Cornes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Corneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Corneses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Tailoress

    21

    Laundress

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Corneses in 1921

    Farmer

    76

    General Labourer

    49

    Joiner

    32

    Farmers Son

    30

    Carter

    29

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