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Origins of the Cumner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 3London 18South East 10South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cumners lived in london

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    110 Cumner Travel & migration records
    880 Cumners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cumner

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    Common jobs for Cumners

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

    Common female occupations for Cumners in 1921

    Tobacco Packer

    8

    Carpenter

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Common male occupations for Cumners in 1921

    Bricklayer

    17

    Carpenter

    12

    Shoemaker

    12

    Yeoman

    9

    Grocer

    5

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