Origins of the Backwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 14East Midlands 6West Midlands 10East 4London 26South East 4South West 56South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Backwells lived in south-west

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    140 Backwell Travel & migration records
    1,400 Backwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Backwell

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    What are the most common Backwell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Backwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Backwells in 1921

    Tailoress

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Cook

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Laundress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Backwells in 1921

    House Painter

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    Musician

    9

    Printer Compositor

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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