Origins of the Chetwynd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 24West Midlands 317East 9London 32South East 10South West 3South Wales 4Mid Wales 5West Wales 5North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chetwynds lived in west-midlands

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    430 Chetwynd Travel & migration records
    3,800 Chetwynds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chetwynd

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    What are the most common Chetwynd first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chetwynds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chetwynds in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Private Means

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Chetwynds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    173

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Coal Hewer

    15

    Miner Hewer

    7

    Collier

    6

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