Origins of the Follows surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 100West Midlands 480East 22London 118South East 53South West 3South Wales 7Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Followses lived in west-midlands

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    450 Follows Travel & migration records
    7,000 Followses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Follows first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Followses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Followses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Boot Machinist

    15

    Shoe Binder

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Followses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    60

    Farmer

    42

    Shoemaker

    40

    Shoe Maker

    35

    Cordwainer

    30

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