Origins of the Greenside surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 20East Midlands 14West Midlands 2East 10London 5South East 5South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greensides lived in yorkshire

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    100 Greenside Travel & migration records
    450 Greensides found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenside

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    What are the most common Greenside first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Greensides

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greensides in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Servt

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Greensides in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Fisherman

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Blacksmith

    2

    Blast Furnace Labourer

    2

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