Origins of the Eve surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 41West Midlands 11East 499London 493South East 184South West 13South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eves lived in east

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    1,700 Eve Travel & migration records
    11,000 Eves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eve

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    Common jobs for Eves

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Laundress

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Eves in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Farm Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    47

    Butcher

    42

    Farmer

    39

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