Origins of the Askew surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 447North West 190Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 474East Midlands 292West Midlands 141East 159London 748South East 207South West 27South Wales 25Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Askews lived in london

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    3,000 Askew Travel & migration records
    34,000 Askews found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Askews

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

    Common female occupations for Askews in 1921

    Dressmaker

    159

    General Servant Domestic

    108

    Domestic Servant

    78

    Laundress

    72

    General Servant

    63

    Common male occupations for Askews in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    153

    Farmer

    149

    General Labourer

    112

    Coal Miner

    109

    Farm Labourer

    106

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