Origins of the Furness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 228North West 120Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 946East Midlands 163West Midlands 83East 87London 551South East 95South West 23South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Furnesses lived in yorkshire

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    2,900 Furness Travel & migration records
    23,000 Furnesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Furness

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    What are the most common Furness first names?

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    Common jobs for Furnesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Furnesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    69

    Domestic Servant

    51

    Cotton Weaver

    45

    Laundress

    42

    House Keeper

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Furnesses in 1921

    Farmer

    99

    Joiner

    86

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Coal Miner

    70

    Coal Miner Hewer

    61

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