Origins of the Brower surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 8West Midlands 11East 22London 91South East 27South West 17South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Browers lived in london

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    1,700 Brower Travel & migration records
    1,800 Browers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brower

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    What are the most common Brower first names?

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    Common jobs for Browers

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    Commmon female occupations for Browers in 1921

    Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Browers in 1921

    Farm Hands

    30

    General Farmers

    23

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Sales Clerks

    13

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