Origins of the Ginn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 13West Midlands 10East 151London 357South East 120South West 8South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ginns lived in london

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    2,800 Ginn Travel & migration records
    9,300 Ginns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ginn

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    What are the most common Ginn first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ginns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ginns in 1921

    Laundress

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Dressmaker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    27

    House Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Ginns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    46

    Farm Labourer

    43

    General Labourer

    41

    Farm Hands

    36

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