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Origins of the Farwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 1West Midlands 27East 14London 64South East 68South West 111South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farwells lived in south-west

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    1,300 Farwell Travel & migration records
    3,300 Farwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farwell

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    What are the most common Farwell first names?

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    Common jobs for Farwells

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

    Common female occupations for Farwells in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Net Braider

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Farwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmer

    19

    General Farmers

    10

    Plasterer

    9

    Railway Porter

    8

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