Origins of the Twinn surname

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    In 1921, most Twinns lived in london

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    170 Twinn Travel & migration records
    3,100 Twinns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twinn

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    What are the most common Twinn first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Twinns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twinns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    11

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Cook Domestic

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Twinns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    14

    Carpenter

    11

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Gardener

    9

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