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Origins of the Finney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 292Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 318East Midlands 183West Midlands 979East 61London 1061South East 98South West 13South Wales 52Mid Wales 10West Wales 2North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Finneys lived in london

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    5,000 Finney Travel & migration records
    27,000 Finneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Finney

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    Common jobs for Finneys

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

    Common female occupations for Finneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Domestic Servant

    73

    House Servant

    60

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Laundress

    49

    Common male occupations for Finneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    274

    Farmer

    111

    Coal Miner Hewer

    108

    Joiner

    78

    General Labourer

    73

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