Origins of the Dewing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 16West Midlands 5East 181London 130South East 58South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dewings lived in east

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    610 Dewing Travel & migration records
    4,000 Dewings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dewing

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    What are the most common Dewing first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dewings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dewings in 1921

    Servant

    35

    Servt

    32

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Dressmaker

    12

    Field Worker

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Dewings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    35

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    14

    Wheelwright

    13

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