Origins of the Coveney surname

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    In 1921, most Coveneys lived in south-east

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    1,400 Coveney Travel & migration records
    5,000 Coveneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coveney

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    What are the most common Coveney first names?

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    Common jobs for Coveneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coveneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Tailoress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Coveneys in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    22

    Yeoman

    20

    General Labourer

    19

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