Origins of the Bywater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 56Isle of ManYorkshire 671East Midlands 73West Midlands 134East 65London 178South East 61South West 27South Wales 31Mid Wales 11West Wales 24North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bywaters lived in yorkshire

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    1,500 Bywater Travel & migration records
    15,000 Bywaters found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bywater first names?

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    Common jobs for Bywaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bywaters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Dress Maker

    28

    House Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Bywaters in 1921

    Blacksmith

    63

    Coal Miner

    61

    Farmer

    57

    General Labourer

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

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