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Origins of the Cringle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 36Isle of Man 94Yorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 7London 74South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cringles lived in isle-of-man

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    300 Cringle Travel & migration records
    1,700 Cringles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cringle

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    Common jobs for Cringles

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

    Common female occupations for Cringles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Servant

    8

    House Keeper

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Cringles in 1921

    Able Seaman

    36

    Fisherman

    27

    Mariner

    17

    General Labourer

    12

    Joiner

    10

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