Origins of the Allwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 65Isle of ManYorkshire 135East Midlands 337West Midlands 205East 27London 134South East 76South West 39South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Allwoods lived in east-midlands

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    990 Allwood Travel & migration records
    12,000 Allwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Allwood

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    What are the most common Allwood first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Allwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Allwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Laundress

    40

    General Servant

    34

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Allwoods in 1921

    Farmer

    91

    Agricultural Labourer

    62

    Butcher

    38

    General Labourer

    35

    Farmers Son

    31

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