Origins of the Ewen surname

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    In 1921, most Ewens lived in london

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    3,600 Ewen Travel & migration records
    11,000 Ewens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ewen

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    Common jobs for Ewens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ewens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Domestic Servant

    49

    F S

    36

    Domestic Serv

    30

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Ewens in 1921

    Farm Servant

    85

    Tailor

    68

    Farmer

    56

    Farm Serv

    40

    General Labourer

    33

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