Origins of the Barrows surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 67East Midlands 106West Midlands 96East 46London 171South East 111South West 22South Wales 10Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barrowses lived in london

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    2,700 Barrows Travel & migration records
    9,800 Barrowses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barrows

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    Common jobs for Barrowses

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

    Common female occupations for Barrowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Domestic Servant

    30

    House Servant

    27

    Servant

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Common male occupations for Barrowses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Coal Miner

    42

    General Labourer

    42

    Tailor

    38

    Carpenter

    34

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