Origins of the Clow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 58East Midlands 49West Midlands 10East 112London 185South East 90South West 26South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clows lived in london

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    1,800 Clow Travel & migration records
    8,800 Clows found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Clow first names?

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    Common jobs for Clows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Housekeeper

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Clows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    General Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    22

    Porter

    19

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