Origins of the Quinney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 9Isle of Man 32Yorkshire 16East Midlands 47West Midlands 143East 42London 58South East 31South West 7South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Quinneys lived in west-midlands

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    510 Quinney Travel & migration records
    4,500 Quinneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Quinney

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    What are the most common Quinney first names?

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    Common jobs for Quinneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Quinneys in 1921

    Silk Weaver

    28

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Ribbon Weaver

    11

    General Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Quinneys in 1921

    General Labourer

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Carter

    17

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