Origins of the Eves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 25West Midlands 16East 269London 416South East 347South West 33South Wales 11Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eveses lived in london

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    1,500 Eves Travel & migration records
    14,000 Eveses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Eves first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Eveses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Laundress

    78

    Charwoman

    36

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Eveses in 1921

    Gardener

    80

    General Labourer

    67

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Mariner

    40

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