Origins of the Jong surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 5London 7South East 9South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jongs lived in north-west

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    Willem

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    Johanna

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    Common jobs for Jongs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jongs in 1921

    Private Means

    3

    Assistant School Teacher

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Governess

    2

    Milliner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Jongs in 1921

    Landbouwer

    6

    Fireman

    5

    Assistant Steward

    4

    Draper

    4

    Labourer On Peat Works

    4

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