Origins of the Cowgill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 30Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 420East Midlands 8West MidlandsEast 1London 369South East 6South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowgills lived in yorkshire

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    740 Cowgill Travel & migration records
    7,300 Cowgills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowgill

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    Common jobs for Cowgills

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

    Common female occupations for Cowgills in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    141

    Weaver Cotton

    54

    Weaver

    28

    Worsted Weaver

    25

    Cotton Winder

    18

    Common male occupations for Cowgills in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    162

    Weaver Cotton

    57

    Weaver

    37

    Farmer

    31

    Stone Mason

    29

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