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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 450North West 17Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 13East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 4London 23South East 7South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dinnings lived in north-east

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    840 Dinning Travel & migration records
    6,600 Dinnings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dinning

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    What are the most common Dinning first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dinnings

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

    Common female occupations for Dinnings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Housekeeper

    20

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Common male occupations for Dinnings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    97

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Farmer

    33

    General Labourer

    24

    Blacksmith

    22

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