Origins of the Arlow surname

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    In 1921, most Arlows lived in london

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    300 Arlow Travel & migration records
    520 Arlows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Arlow

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    What are the most common Arlow first names?

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    Common jobs for Arlows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Arlows in 1921

    House Servant

    4

    Weaver

    4

    Book Folder

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Arlows in 1921

    Farmer

    7

    Iron Moulder

    5

    School Boy

    4

    Carter

    3

    General Labourer

    3

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