Origins of the Turney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 53Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 75East Midlands 66West Midlands 90East 264London 391South East 170South West 30South Wales 3Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Turneys lived in london

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    4,500 Turney Travel & migration records
    12,000 Turneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turney

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    Common jobs for Turneys

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    Commmon female occupations for Turneys in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    83

    Dressmaker

    61

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Laundress

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Turneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    General Labourer

    58

    Baker

    41

    Farmer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    40

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