Origins of the Cromwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 19Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 34East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 9London 95South East 42South West 28South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cromwells lived in london

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    1,800 Cromwell Travel & migration records
    3,000 Cromwells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Cromwell first names?

    Oliver

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cromwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cromwells in 1921

    Widow

    13

    Tailoress

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Cromwells in 1921

    Farm Hands

    23

    General Labourer

    18

    Able Seaman

    16

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    15

    Yeoman

    13

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