Gissing Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gissing Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gissing family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 5
Attending School 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Fish Monger 3
Agricultural Horse Man On Farm 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer On Farm 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3
Carman 2
General Labourer 2
School Mistress 2
Worsted Spinner 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Cook Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Bricklayer 2
Farmers Son 2
Laundress Wash 2
Nurse Domestic 2
School Girl 2
School 2
House Painter 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Office Cleaner 1
Milliner 1

Gissing Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gissing 100% 1,745
2 Gessing 86% 139

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The surname Gissing is the most popular version of all its varients

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