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Origins of the Mingay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 100London 112South East 68South West 3South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mingays lived in london

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    320 Mingay Travel & migration records
    4,400 Mingays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mingay

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    What are the most common Mingay first names?

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    Common jobs for Mingays

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

    Common female occupations for Mingays in 1921

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Charwoman

    10

    Common male occupations for Mingays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    18

    Shoemaker

    13

    Clerk

    12

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