Origins of the Nightingale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 172North West 178Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 309East Midlands 249West Midlands 331East 440London 1793South East 723South West 49South Wales 27Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nightingales lived in london

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    5,500 Nightingale Travel & migration records
    52,000 Nightingales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nightingale

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    856th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Nightingale surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Nightingale first names?

    John

    William

    Florence

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Nightingales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nightingales in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    347

    Dressmaker

    231

    Laundress

    138

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Living On Own Means

    99

    Commmon male occupations for Nightingales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    191

    General Labourer

    190

    Cotton Weaver

    150

    Coal Miner

    139

    Carpenter

    137

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