Origins of the Cunliffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 106Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 310East Midlands 28West Midlands 47East 10London 3444South East 42South West 8South Wales 3Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cunliffes lived in london

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    4,100 Cunliffe Travel & migration records
    34,000 Cunliffes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cunliffes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cunliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    700

    Weaver Cotton

    140

    Cotton Winder

    132

    Weaver

    129

    Housekeeper

    111

    Commmon male occupations for Cunliffes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    464

    Cotton Weaver

    315

    Coal Miner Hewer

    243

    Cotton Spinner

    91

    General Labourer

    83

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