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 57
Agricultural Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 4
Servant 3
Annuitant 3
Independent Annuitant 3
Bar Maid 2
Clerk 2
Grocer 2
Lithographer 2
Fisherman 2
Agricultural Laborer 2
Dress Maker 2
Fish Hawker 2
Chief Officer 1
House Parlour Maid Servant 1
Clerk Iron Foundry 1
Labourer 1
Retired 1
Wine Merchants Clerk 1
Bankers Clerk 1
Boot Mender 1
Brick Layer 1
Coachman Horse Clipper 1
Private 1st Derby Militia 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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