Origins of the Blow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 113East Midlands 375West Midlands 13East 96London 322South East 161South West 73South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blows lived in east-midlands

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    1,900 Blow Travel & migration records
    12,000 Blows found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Blow first names?

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    Common jobs for Blows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    82

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Domestic Servant

    33

    House Servant

    31

    Laundress

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Blows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Carpenter

    67

    General Labourer

    39

    Farm Labourer

    36

    Tailor

    35

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