Origins of the Grainger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 576North West 157Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 704East Midlands 563West Midlands 1045East 158London 696South East 306South West 104South Wales 57Mid Wales 13West Wales 2North Wales 33Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Graingers lived in west-midlands

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    4,900 Grainger Travel & migration records
    51,000 Graingers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grainger

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    949th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Grainger surname. The oldest one dates back to 1557.

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    What are the most common Grainger first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Graingers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Graingers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    200

    General Servant Domestic

    135

    Laundress

    133

    Domestic Servant

    130

    General Servant

    78

    Commmon male occupations for Graingers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    276

    General Labourer

    202

    Agricultural Labourer

    189

    Farmer

    144

    Farm Labourer

    104

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