Origins of the Varney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 124East Midlands 216West Midlands 196East 104London 473South East 272South West 27South Wales 10Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Varneys lived in london

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    1,900 Varney Travel & migration records
    16,000 Varneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Varney

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    What are the most common Varney first names?

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    Common jobs for Varneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Varneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Laundress

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Charwoman

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Varneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    128

    General Labourer

    73

    Carpenter

    64

    Bricklayer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    58

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