Origins of the Glendon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 9EastLondon 3South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glendons lived in west-midlands

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    520 Glendon Travel & migration records
    360 Glendons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Glendons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glendons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Lodging House Keeper

    3

    None

    3

    Plumassier

    3

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Glendons in 1921

    Tailor

    7

    Railway Clerk

    6

    Clerks

    3

    Cigar Maker

    2

    Errand Boy

    2

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