Origins of the Grindle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 114East Midlands 25West Midlands 3East 3London 35South East 23South West 68South Wales 65Mid Wales 3West Wales 3North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grindles lived in yorkshire

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    420 Grindle Travel & migration records
    2,900 Grindles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grindle

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    What are the most common Grindle first names?

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    Common jobs for Grindles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grindles in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    General Domestic

    6

    Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Grindles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Collier

    12

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