Origins of the Greenhorn surname

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    In 1921, most Greenhorns lived in london

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    250 Greenhorn Travel & migration records
    1,300 Greenhorns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenhorn

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    What are the most common Greenhorn first names?

    Alexander

    James

    Elizabeth

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Greenhorns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenhorns in 1921

    Housekeeper

    12

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Greenhorns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    78

    Brass Finisher

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

    Iron Dresser

    8

    Ploughman

    7

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