Origins of the Corns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 13West Midlands 326East 3London 333South East 14South West 26South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cornses lived in london

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    570 Corns Travel & migration records
    7,800 Cornses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Corns first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cornses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cornses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Laundress

    19

    House Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Cornses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    Farm Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    24

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