Origins of the Gelling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 18Isle of Man 239Yorkshire 6East Midlands 1West Midlands 3East 5London 142South East 18South West 4South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gellings lived in isle-of-man

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    520 Gelling Travel & migration records
    4,400 Gellings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gelling

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    What are the most common Gelling first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Gellings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gellings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    House Servant

    25

    Living On Own Means

    22

    At Home

    17

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Gellings in 1921

    Joiner

    61

    Able Seaman

    36

    Farmer

    32

    Mate

    21

    Baker

    19

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