Origins of the Dennison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 306North West 99Isle of ManYorkshire 870East Midlands 105West Midlands 41East 148London 500South East 211South West 28South Wales 11Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dennisons lived in yorkshire

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    6,600 Dennison Travel & migration records
    23,000 Dennisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dennisons

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

    Common female occupations for Dennisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    Laundress

    50

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Worsted Weaver

    47

    Housekeeper

    43

    Common male occupations for Dennisons in 1921

    Farmer

    82

    Coal Miner

    78

    General Labourer

    75

    Blacksmith

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

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