Origins of the Cunnings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 84North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 8West Midlands 16East 10London 75South East 35South West 33South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cunningses lived in north-east

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    540 Cunnings Travel & migration records
    2,500 Cunningses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cunningses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cunningses in 1921

    Laundress

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Cunningses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    General Labourer

    16

    Tailor

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Joiner

    7

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