Origins of the O'Connel surname

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    In 1921, most O'Connels lived in london

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    3,800 O'Connel Travel & migration records
    860 O'Connels found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for O'connels

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

    Commmon female occupations for O'connels in 1921

    Charwoman

    5

    Domestic Servant

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    General Servant

    3

    Hawker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for O'connels in 1921

    General Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    8

    Dock Labourer

    6

    Tailor

    5

    Bricklayer

    3

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