Origins of the Glendinning surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 210North West 87Isle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 3London 69South East 22South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glendinnings lived in north-east

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    1,900 Glendinning Travel & migration records
    9,100 Glendinnings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Glendinning

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    What are the most common Glendinning first names?

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    Common jobs for Glendinnings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glendinnings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Housekeeper

    39

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    House Keeper

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Glendinnings in 1921

    Shepherd

    107

    Farm Servant

    46

    Farmer

    43

    Coal Miner

    37

    Mason

    35

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