Origins of the Snelling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 39West Midlands 13East 401London 870South East 732South West 60South Wales 25Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Snellings lived in london

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    2,400 Snelling Travel & migration records
    24,000 Snellings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Snelling

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    What are the most common Snelling first names?

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    Common jobs for Snellings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Snellings in 1921

    Laundress

    133

    Dressmaker

    129

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    General Servant

    52

    Servant

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Snellings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    Carpenter

    109

    General Labourer

    102

    Bricklayer

    82

    Butcher

    80

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