Origins of the Grenville surname

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    In 1921, most Grenvilles lived in south-east

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    300 Grenville Travel & migration records
    1,000 Grenvilles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grenville

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    What are the most common Grenville first names?

    Richard

    Neville

    Mary

    Caroline

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    Common jobs for Grenvilles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grenvilles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Cordwainer

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Draper's Assistant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Grenvilles in 1921

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    11

    Butcher

    5

    Cordwainer

    5

    Laborer

    4

    Mason

    4

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