Origins of the Grenfell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 4West Midlands 13East 3London 55South East 9South West 194South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grenfells lived in south-west

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    1,800 Grenfell Travel & migration records
    5,000 Grenfells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grenfells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grenfells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Tailoress

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Annuitant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Grenfells in 1921

    Tin Miner

    121

    Fisherman

    36

    Miner

    34

    Carpenter

    19

    Master

    17

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