Origins of the Gribble surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 43West Midlands 24East 26London 138South East 90South West 176South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gribbles lived in south-west

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    10,000 Gribbles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gribbles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gribbles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Living On Own Means

    45

    House Servant

    36

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Gribbles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Tailor

    42

    Copper Miner

    40

    Tin Miner

    39

    Blacksmith

    35

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