Origins of the Onion surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 67West Midlands 97East 22London 50South East 37South West 42South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Onions lived in west-midlands

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    250 Onion Travel & migration records
    5,200 Onions found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Onion

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    We have for the Onion surname. The oldest one dates back to 1573.

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    What are the most common Onion first names?

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    Common jobs for Onions

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

    Commmon female occupations for Onions in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Charwoman

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Onions in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Baker

    17

    Carpenter

    17

    Churchwardens

    16

    Coal Miner

    16

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