Origins of the Yonge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 8West Midlands 4East 9London 30South East 18South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yonges lived in london

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    360 Yonge Travel & migration records
    1,100 Yonges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yonge

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Yonges

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

    Common female occupations for Yonges in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Widow

    11

    Private Means

    9

    Living On Her Own Means

    8

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Common male occupations for Yonges in 1921

    Fishmonger

    20

    Clerk

    16

    Husbandman

    14

    Gentleman

    13

    Surgeon

    12

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