Origins of the Alloway surname

About the Alloways

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    In 1921, most Alloways lived in london

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    490 Alloway Travel & migration records
    2,300 Alloways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alloway

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    We have for the Alloway surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Alloway first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Alloways

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

    Common female occupations for Alloways in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Widow

    11

    Milliner

    7

    None

    7

    Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Alloways in 1921

    Yeoman

    12

    General Labourer

    10

    None

    10

    Butcher

    9

    Clerk

    8

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