Origins of the Nevins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 96North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 7West Midlands 6East 1London 42South East 5South West 3South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nevinses lived in north-east

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    3,200 Nevins Travel & migration records
    1,800 Nevinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nevins

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Nevinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nevinses in 1921

    Private Means

    10

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    House Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Nevinses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    32

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Clerks

    8

    Farm Hands

    7

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