Origins of the Gent surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 311North West 44Isle of ManYorkshire 221East Midlands 398West Midlands 71East 167London 610South East 190South West 134South Wales 9Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gents lived in london

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    2,000 Gent Travel & migration records
    27,000 Gents found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gent

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    We have for the Gent surname. The oldest one dates back to 1264.

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    What are the most common Gent first names?

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    Common jobs for Gents

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gents in 1921

    Dressmaker

    144

    Cotton Weaver

    89

    Domestic Servant

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    63

    Laundress

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Gents in 1921

    Coal Miner

    206

    Agricultural Labourer

    135

    Farmer

    123

    Coal Miner Hewer

    104

    Tailor

    89

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