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Origins of the Nevin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 125North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 13West Midlands 7East 4London 274South East 20South West 7South Wales 14Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nevins lived in london

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    5,400 Nevin Travel & migration records
    6,000 Nevins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nevin

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    What are the most common Nevin first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Nevins

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

    Common female occupations for Nevins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    House Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Housekeeper

    12

    Common male occupations for Nevins in 1921

    Blacksmith

    26

    Coal Miner

    25

    Painter

    17

    Tailor

    16

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

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