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Origins of the Eva surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 50London 124South East 17South West 239South Wales 6Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Evas lived in south-west

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    1,700 Eva Travel & migration records
    6,200 Evas found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eva

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Evas

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

    Common female occupations for Evas in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Dress Maker

    15

    General Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    House Servant

    13

    Common male occupations for Evas in 1921

    Mason

    51

    Tin Miner

    51

    Farmer

    38

    Copper Miner

    37

    Carpenter

    27

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