Origins of the Dentry surname

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    In 1921, most Dentrys lived in london

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    67 Dentry Travel & migration records
    640 Dentrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dentry

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    What are the most common Dentry first names?

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    Common jobs for Dentrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dentrys in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    Dressmaker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Carman

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Dentrys in 1921

    Gardener

    8

    Miller

    6

    General Labourer

    5

    Police Constable

    5

    Carman

    3

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