Origins of the Jennison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 265East Midlands 70West Midlands 5East 20London 72South East 31South West 5South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jennisons lived in yorkshire

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    870 Jennison Travel & migration records
    6,200 Jennisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jennisons

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    Commmon female occupations for Jennisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Charwoman

    13

    Dress Maker

    13

    General Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Jennisons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    General Labourer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Plasterer

    18

    Tailor

    18

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