Origins of the Greenman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 7West Midlands 14East 11London 104South East 48South West 118South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greenmans lived in south-west

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    840 Greenman Travel & migration records
    3,400 Greenmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenman

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    What are the most common Greenman first names?

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    Common jobs for Greenmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenmans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Lab

    12

    Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Greenmans in 1921

    Mason

    55

    Stone Mason

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    15

    Lab

    14

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