Origins of the Conway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 393North West 266Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 554East Midlands 121West Midlands 201East 197London 1685South East 301South West 207South Wales 24Mid Wales 7West Wales 5North Wales 111Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Conways lived in london

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    55,000 Conway Travel & migration records
    52,000 Conways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Conway

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    676th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Conway surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Conway first names?

    John

    James

    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Conways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Conways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    221

    Domestic Servant

    156

    Charwoman

    138

    Laundress

    133

    General Servant Domestic

    116

    Commmon male occupations for Conways in 1921

    General Labourer

    359

    Coal Miner

    294

    Tailor

    164

    Master

    149

    Dock Labourer

    121

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