Origins of the Geen surname

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    In 1921, most Geens lived in south-west

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    600 Geen Travel & migration records
    3,800 Geens found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Geen first names?

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    Common jobs for Geens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Geens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    House Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Geens in 1921

    Fisherman

    35

    Carpenter

    21

    Farmer

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Builder

    11

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