Origins of the Eynon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 7West Midlands 23East 5London 47South East 16South West 474South Wales 188Mid Wales 130West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eynons lived in south-west

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    8,500 Eynons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Eynons

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    Commmon female occupations for Eynons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    Domestic Servant

    30

    House Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Eynons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    67

    Farmer

    54

    Coal Miner Hewer

    46

    Mariner

    28

    Collier

    26

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