Origins of the Dingley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 30West Midlands 299East 40London 155South East 59South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dingleys lived in west-midlands

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    1,000 Dingley Travel & migration records
    9,500 Dingleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dingleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dingleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Nailer

    32

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Laundress

    25

    Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Dingleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    General Labourer

    30

    Blacksmith

    25

    Nailer

    24

    Carpenter

    23

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