Origins of the Bewick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 539North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 8West Midlands 2East 9London 50South East 21South West 39South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bewicks lived in north-east

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    870 Bewick Travel & migration records
    8,600 Bewicks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bewicks

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    Commmon female occupations for Bewicks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Damask Weaver

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Bewicks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    141

    Coal Miner Hewer

    38

    Blacksmith

    33

    Miner

    24

    Butcher

    23

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