Origins of the Frewin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 6West Midlands 10East 43London 170South East 48South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Frewins lived in london

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    520 Frewin Travel & migration records
    4,600 Frewins found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Frewins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Frewins in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Frewins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    34

    Carman

    28

    Carpenter

    25

    Farm Labourer

    23

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