Origins of the Garnar surname

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    In 1921, most Garnars lived in south-east

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    43 Garnar Travel & migration records
    350 Garnars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Garnar

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    What are the most common Garnar first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Garnars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garnars in 1921

    Private Means

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Leatherdresser

    3

    Cook Domestic

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Garnars in 1921

    Leather Manufacturer

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Leather Dresser

    4

    Ag Labr

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

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