Origins of the Greenough surname

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    In 1921, most Greenoughs lived in london

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    1,400 Greenough Travel & migration records
    8,000 Greenoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenough

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    Common jobs for Greenoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenoughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Worsted Spinner

    20

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    House Keeper

    19

    Housekeeper

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Greenoughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    119

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Collier

    26

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