Origins of the Nunn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 244North West 45Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 336East Midlands 95West Midlands 61East 1258London 1807South East 737South West 84South Wales 8Mid Wales 6West Wales 4North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nunns lived in london

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    4,500 Nunn Travel & migration records
    56,000 Nunns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nunn

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    881st most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Nunn first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nunns

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

    Common female occupations for Nunns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    238

    General Servant Domestic

    167

    Laundress

    138

    Domestic Servant

    124

    Living On Own Means

    91

    Common male occupations for Nunns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    602

    Farm Labourer

    295

    General Labourer

    187

    Carpenter

    169

    Farmer

    120

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