Origins of the Borrow surname

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    In 1921, most Borrows lived in london

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    520 Borrow Travel & migration records
    3,700 Borrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Borrow

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    What are the most common Borrow first names?

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    Common jobs for Borrows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Borrows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    12

    Private Means

    11

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Annuitant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Borrows in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Cooper

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Coal Miner

    13

    Fishmonger

    13

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