Origins of the Winn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 381North West 28Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 663East Midlands 228West Midlands 61East 122London 569South East 222South West 146South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winns lived in yorkshire

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    7,400 Winn Travel & migration records
    30,000 Winns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winn

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    What are the most common Winn first names?

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    Common jobs for Winns

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

    Common female occupations for Winns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    128

    Laundress

    88

    Domestic Servant

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    House Servant

    64

    Common male occupations for Winns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    185

    Agricultural Labourer

    138

    General Labourer

    106

    Farm Labourer

    85

    Farmer

    83

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