Origins of the Farrow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 359North West 54Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 368East Midlands 374West Midlands 71East 871London 1341South East 558South West 75South Wales 20Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farrows lived in london

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    4,700 Farrow Travel & migration records
    58,000 Farrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farrow

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    822nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Farrow surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Farrow first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Farrows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farrows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    202

    Domestic Servant

    145

    General Servant Domestic

    126

    Cotton Weaver

    114

    Housekeeper

    114

    Commmon male occupations for Farrows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    493

    Farm Labourer

    265

    Farmer

    223

    General Labourer

    216

    Carpenter

    137

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