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Origins of the Barrow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 352North West 488Isle of Man 23Yorkshire 610East Midlands 179West Midlands 251East 245London 2495South East 404South West 298South Wales 27Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barrows lived in london

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    9,300 Barrow Travel & migration records
    68,000 Barrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barrow

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    604th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Barrow surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Barrow first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Barrows

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

    Common female occupations for Barrows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    295

    Domestic Servant

    186

    Living On Own Means

    177

    House Servant

    170

    General Servant Domestic

    161

    Common male occupations for Barrows in 1921

    Farmer

    267

    Agricultural Labourer

    266

    General Labourer

    260

    Yeoman

    205

    Joiner

    188

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