Origins of the Glendenning surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 253North West 21Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 62East Midlands 4West Midlands 17East 3London 79South East 13South West 21South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glendennings lived in north-east

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    1,500 Glendenning Travel & migration records
    4,000 Glendennings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Glendenning

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    Common jobs for Glendennings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glendennings in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Charwoman

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Glendennings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    Butcher

    12

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Shepherd

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

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