Origins of the Denness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 10West Midlands 3East 14London 22South East 115South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dennesses lived in south-east

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    130 Denness Travel & migration records
    2,300 Dennesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Denness

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    What are the most common Denness first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dennesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dennesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Dennesses in 1921

    Carpenter

    27

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Farmer

    9

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