Origins of the Caws surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 14London 17South East 223South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 3North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cawses lived in south-east

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    480 Caws Travel & migration records
    2,500 Cawses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Caws

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    Common jobs for Cawses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cawses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Cook Domestic

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Cawses in 1921

    Pilot

    419

    Master

    234

    Ab

    87

    Mate

    81

    Seaman

    80

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