Origins of the Daynes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 16West Midlands 40East 374London 89South East 49South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dayneses lived in east

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    350 Daynes Travel & migration records
    5,300 Dayneses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Daynes first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dayneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dayneses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Tailoress

    13

    Weaver

    12

    Boot Machinist

    11

    Boot Fitter

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Dayneses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Carpenter

    27

    Bricklayer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Shoemaker

    20

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