Origins of the Missenden surname

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    In 1921, most Missendens lived in london

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    19 Missenden Travel & migration records
    830 Missendens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Missenden

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    What are the most common Missenden first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Missendens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Missendens in 1921

    Nurse

    6

    Lacemaker

    4

    Nurse Sick

    3

    Pauper

    3

    Plaiter

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Missendens in 1921

    Farmer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Agr Labourer

    5

    Baker

    5

    General Labourer

    5

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