Origins of the Swinney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 221North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 9London 44South East 21South West 9South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swinneys lived in north-east

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    470 Swinney Travel & migration records
    3,800 Swinneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swinney

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    Common jobs for Swinneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swinneys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Servant

    8

    Charwoman

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Boat Builder

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Swinneys in 1921

    Fisherman

    44

    Coal Miner

    35

    Mariner

    22

    Bottle Maker

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

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