Origins of the Spinner surname

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    In 1921, most Spinners lived in south-east

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    640 Spinner Travel & migration records
    3,200 Spinners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spinner

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    What are the most common Spinner first names?

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    Common jobs for Spinners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spinners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    16

    House Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Spinners in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Carpenter

    17

    Bricklayer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    12

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