Origins of the Gornall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 170East Midlands 8West Midlands 18East 8London 827South East 21South West 10South WalesMid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gornalls lived in london

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    700 Gornall Travel & migration records
    9,000 Gornalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gornalls

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    Commmon female occupations for Gornalls in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    93

    Cotton Winder

    29

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Weaver

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Gornalls in 1921

    Farmer

    51

    General Labourer

    37

    Bricklayer

    33

    Tailor

    32

    Coal Miner

    31

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