Origins of the Donnelly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 846North West 208Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 207East Midlands 38West Midlands 95East 60London 1696South East 134South West 96South Wales 12Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Donnellys lived in london

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    51,000 Donnelly Travel & migration records
    34,000 Donnellys found in all Census records

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    840th most common surname in the UK

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    Common jobs for Donnellys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Donnellys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    120

    Domestic Servant

    107

    Housekeeper

    96

    Cotton Weaver

    89

    Hawker

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Donnellys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    314

    General Labourer

    309

    Dock Labourer

    134

    Coal Miner Hewer

    105

    Tailor

    104

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