Origins of the Ewing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 74Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 13West Midlands 34East 67London 210South East 71South West 29South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ewings lived in london

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    11,000 Ewing Travel & migration records
    20,000 Ewings found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ewings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ewings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    139

    Domestic Servant

    85

    Housekeeper

    81

    F S

    69

    Annuitant

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Ewings in 1921

    Joiner

    84

    Coal Miner

    82

    Carter

    71

    Farm Hands

    71

    Weaver

    71

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