Origins of the Alway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 12East Midlands 10West Midlands 4East 7London 51South East 14South West 240South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Always lived in south-west

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    330 Alway Travel & migration records
    3,800 Always found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alway

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    What are the most common Alway first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Always

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

    Common female occupations for Always in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Keeper

    15

    Tailoress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Common male occupations for Always in 1921

    Farmer

    64

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    27

    Farmers Son

    20

    Basket Maker

    14

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