Origins of the Galloway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 290North West 84Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 568East Midlands 26West Midlands 58East 60London 562South East 266South West 50South Wales 17Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Galloways lived in yorkshire

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    11,000 Galloway Travel & migration records
    41,000 Galloways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Galloway

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    Common jobs for Galloways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Galloways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    250

    Domestic Servant

    132

    Living On Own Means

    99

    Housekeeper

    97

    Cotton Weaver

    90

    Commmon male occupations for Galloways in 1921

    Coal Miner

    354

    General Labourer

    154

    Tailor

    132

    Baker

    128

    Joiner

    119

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