Origins of the Crowford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 13West Midlands 18East 42London 67South East 21South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crowfords lived in london

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    810 Crowford Travel & migration records
    2,100 Crowfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Crowfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crowfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

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    Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Crowfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    7

    Tailor

    7

    Blacksmith

    6

    Weaver

    6

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