Origins of the Gissing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 19West Midlands 6East 125London 64South East 57South West 15South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gissings lived in east

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    190 Gissing Travel & migration records
    2,600 Gissings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gissing

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    What are the most common Gissing first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gissings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gissings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Attending School

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    No Occupation

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Gissings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Laborer

    20

    Shoemaker

    11

    Collarmaker

    10

    Horseman On Farm

    10

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