Origins of the Gibbon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 771North West 217Isle of ManYorkshire 170East Midlands 31West Midlands 47East 81London 410South East 113South West 567South Wales 128Mid Wales 76West Wales 2North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gibbons lived in north-east

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    5,800 Gibbon Travel & migration records
    29,000 Gibbons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gibbon

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    Common jobs for Gibbons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gibbons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    House Servant

    75

    General Servant

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    68

    Living On Own Means

    65

    Commmon male occupations for Gibbons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    235

    Farmer

    124

    Tailor

    100

    General Labourer

    93

    Coal Miner Hewer

    85

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