Origins of the Churchward surname

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    In 1921, most Churchwards lived in south-west

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    510 Churchward Travel & migration records
    4,100 Churchwards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Churchward

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    What are the most common Churchward first names?

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    Common jobs for Churchwards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Churchwards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Widow

    15

    Wool Sorter

    14

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Churchwards in 1921

    Carpenter

    25

    Mason

    22

    General Labourer

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

    Yeoman

    11

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