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
Scholar 41
Agricultural Labourer 7
Farmer Son 5
Dress Maker 3
Housekeeper 2
Printer & Compositor 2
Farmer Of 380 Acres 16 Men & 4 Boys 2
Master 1
Coach Maker 1
Gardener Master 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Manager's General Clerk 1
Plasterer 1
Tailor 1
Tea Dealer 1
Wine Merchant Employing 3 Men & 1 Boy 1
Labourer 1
Silk Worker 1
Assistant 1
Baker & Carpenter & Goods Employing 1 Boy 1
Baker Employing 1 Man 1
Baker's Wife 1
Char Woman 1
Dairy Maid 1
Draper Employing 3 Assistant & One Apprentice 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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