Origins of the Entwistle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 139Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 128East Midlands 45West Midlands 19East 14London 4464South East 51South West 10South Wales 3Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Entwistles lived in london

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    4,900 Entwistle Travel & migration records
    44,000 Entwistles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Entwistle

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    Common jobs for Entwistles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Entwistles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,507

    Weaver

    279

    Weaver Cotton

    264

    Cotton Winder

    252

    Housekeeper

    160

    Commmon male occupations for Entwistles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    749

    Coal Miner

    214

    Cotton Spinner

    213

    Weaver

    193

    Weaver Cotton

    157

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