Origins of the Cowperthwaite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 68Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 6London 186South East 1South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowperthwaites lived in london

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    380 Cowperthwaite Travel & migration records
    3,100 Cowperthwaites found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cowperthwaites

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowperthwaites in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    32

    Widow

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Farmers Wife

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Cowperthwaites in 1921

    Farmer

    57

    Yeoman

    30

    Farmers Son

    21

    Cotton Weaver

    20

    Joiner

    14

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