Origins of the Gething surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 123East Midlands 31West Midlands 138East 12London 35South East 15South West 89South Wales 50Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gethings lived in west-midlands

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    630 Gething Travel & migration records
    4,800 Gethings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gething

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    What are the most common Gething first names?

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    Common jobs for Gethings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gethings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Annuitant

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Gethings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    63

    Blacksmith

    26

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    Collier

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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