Origins of the Garraway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 4West Midlands 14East 34London 77South East 67South West 63South Wales 17Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garraways lived in london

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    530 Garraway Travel & migration records
    4,100 Garraways found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Garraways

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    Commmon female occupations for Garraways in 1921

    Laundress

    20

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Private Means

    11

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Garraways in 1921

    Bricklayer

    33

    General Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    22

    Baker

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

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