Origins of the Grendon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West Midlands 17East 2London 16South East 7South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grendons lived in west-midlands

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    120 Grendon Travel & migration records
    580 Grendons found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Grendons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grendons in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    5

    Farmer Wife

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Housemaid Domestic

    3

    Annuitant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Grendons in 1921

    Farmer

    14

    Farmer Of 14 Acres

    4

    Farmer Son

    4

    Farmers Son

    4

    Porter

    4

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