Origins of the Gennings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 23London 74South East 20South West 14South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Genningses lived in london

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    310 Gennings Travel & migration records
    1,300 Genningses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gennings

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    Who were Genningses most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Gennings first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Genningses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Genningses in 1921

    Charwoman

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Widow

    4

    Cotton Bobbin Winder

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Genningses in 1921

    General Labourer

    11

    Plasterer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner

    6

    Mason

    6

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