Origins of the Evan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 14Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 20East Midlands 12West Midlands 30East 25London 62South East 19South West 112South Wales 36Mid Wales 26West Wales 3North Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Evans lived in south-west

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    1,700 Evan Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Evans

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    Commmon female occupations for Evans in 1921

    Widow

    105

    House Servant

    71

    Dressmaker

    44

    Minor

    43

    General Servant

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Evans in 1921

    Yeoman

    311

    Coal Miner

    142

    Farmer

    139

    Collier

    73

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

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