Origins of the Greenland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 2West Midlands 25East 51London 369South East 131South West 118South Wales 81Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greenlands lived in london

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    1,200 Greenland Travel & migration records
    9,700 Greenlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenland

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    What are the most common Greenland first names?

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    Common jobs for Greenlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Laundress

    26

    General Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Greenlands in 1921

    Carpenter

    41

    Yeoman

    30

    Bricklayer

    28

    Mariner

    26

    Coal Miner

    24

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