Origins of the Greenhalgh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 318Isle of Man 15Yorkshire 293East Midlands 100West Midlands 55East 52London 6812South East 56South West 13South Wales 12Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greenhalghs lived in london

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    5,800 Greenhalgh Travel & migration records
    62,000 Greenhalghs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenhalgh

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    827th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Greenhalgh surname. The oldest one dates back to 1552.

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    What are the most common Greenhalgh first names?

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    Mary

    Alice

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    Common jobs for Greenhalghs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenhalghs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,368

    Weaver Cotton

    298

    Cotton Winder

    296

    Weaver

    232

    Housekeeper

    180

    Commmon male occupations for Greenhalghs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    643

    Cotton Weaver

    411

    Cotton Spinner

    276

    General Labourer

    190

    Coal Miner Hewer

    174

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