Origins of the Newns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 96Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 9West Midlands 23East 5London 87South East 26South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Newnses lived in north-west

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    170 Newns Travel & migration records
    2,900 Newnses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Newnses

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    Commmon female occupations for Newnses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    House Servant

    8

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Newnses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    General Labourer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Bricklayer

    12

    Joiner

    12

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