Origins of the Ainsworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 110North West 536Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 652East Midlands 174West Midlands 262East 124London 4707South East 203South West 45South Wales 8Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ainsworths lived in london

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    6,600 Ainsworth Travel & migration records
    59,000 Ainsworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ainsworth

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    805th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ainsworth surname. The oldest one dates back to 1552.

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    What are the most common Ainsworth first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ainsworths

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

    Common female occupations for Ainsworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,256

    Weaver

    325

    Cotton Winder

    246

    Weaver Cotton

    241

    Dressmaker

    165

    Common male occupations for Ainsworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    636

    Weaver

    221

    General Labourer

    205

    Cotton Spinner

    195

    Coal Miner

    152

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