Origins of the Crew surname

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    In 1921, most Crews lived in london

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    2,300 Crew Travel & migration records
    18,000 Crews found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crew

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    What are the most common Crew first names?

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    Common jobs for Crews

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crews in 1921

    Dressmaker

    79

    Laundress

    75

    Domestic Servant

    45

    General Servant

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Crews in 1921

    Coal Miner

    172

    Agricultural Labourer

    106

    General Labourer

    75

    Blacksmith

    70

    Carpenter

    51

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