Origins of the Denney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 27West Midlands 17East 158London 280South East 105South West 11South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Denneys lived in london

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    1,800 Denney Travel & migration records
    8,400 Denneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Denneys

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    Commmon female occupations for Denneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Servant

    19

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Denneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Farm Hands

    48

    General Labourer

    42

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    38

    Farmer

    24

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