Origins of the Corney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 88North West 17Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 146East Midlands 19West Midlands 18East 77London 319South East 160South West 57South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corneys lived in london

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    2,400 Corney Travel & migration records
    10,000 Corneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Corneys

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

    Common female occupations for Corneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    73

    Laundress

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Charwoman

    23

    Common male occupations for Corneys in 1921

    Carpenter

    70

    General Labourer

    46

    Farm Labourer

    45

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Mate

    38

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