Origins of the Greenfield surname

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    In 1921, most Greenfields lived in london

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    5,500 Greenfield Travel & migration records
    36,000 Greenfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenfield

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    What are the most common Greenfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Greenfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    149

    Laundress

    120

    General Servant Domestic

    101

    Domestic Servant

    87

    Charwoman

    68

    Commmon male occupations for Greenfields in 1921

    General Labourer

    155

    Agricultural Labourer

    129

    Bricklayer

    120

    Carpenter

    108

    Farm Labourer

    94

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