Origins of the Attaway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 14West Midlands 1East 6London 31South East 74South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Attaways lived in south-east

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    170 Attaway Travel & migration records
    1,200 Attaways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Attaway

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    Common jobs for Attaways

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

    Common female occupations for Attaways in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Attaways in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Farm Hands

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Tailor

    11

    General Labourer

    8

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