Origins of the Ghent surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 45West Midlands 49East 9London 30South East 24South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ghents lived in west-midlands

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    320 Ghent Travel & migration records
    1,800 Ghents found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ghent

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    Common jobs for Ghents

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

    Common female occupations for Ghents in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Stocking Frame Work Knitter

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Common male occupations for Ghents in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Stocking Weaver

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Cotton Spinner

    6

    Stocking Frame Work Knitter

    6

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