Origins of the Fellow surname

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    In 1921, most Fellows lived in london

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    190 Fellow Travel & migration records
    1,500 Fellows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fellow

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    What are the most common Fellow first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fellows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fellows in 1921

    Widow

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Nailer

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Fellows in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Yeoman

    13

    Butcher

    12

    Husbandman

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

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