Origins of the Greener surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 713North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 4West Midlands 10East 22London 123South East 53South West 24South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greeners lived in north-east

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    1,000 Greener Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Greener

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    What are the most common Greener first names?

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    Common jobs for Greeners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greeners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Laundress

    21

    Housekeeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Greeners in 1921

    Coal Miner

    220

    Coal Miner Hewer

    76

    Blacksmith

    36

    General Labourer

    28

    Currier

    26

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