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Origins of the Minniss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 5South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Minnisses lived in north-east

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    48 Minniss Travel & migration records
    210 Minnisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Minniss

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    What are the most common Minniss first names?

    Robert

    James

    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Minnisses

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

    Common female occupations for Minnisses in 1921

    Laundress

    2

    Apprentice Laundress

    1

    Char Woman

    1

    Cotton Warper

    1

    Cotton Winder

    1

    Common male occupations for Minnisses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Railway Platelayer

    3

    Coal Miner Hewer

    2

    Coalminer

    2

    Coalminer Hewer

    2

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