Origins of the Glew surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 10Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 327East Midlands 102West Midlands 57East 10London 73South East 62South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glews lived in yorkshire

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    660 Glew Travel & migration records
    7,700 Glews found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Glew

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    What are the most common Glew first names?

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    Common jobs for Glews

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glews in 1921

    Spinster

    46

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Farmer

    17

    Housekeeper

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Glews in 1921

    Farmer

    59

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Farm Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    28

    Spinster

    24

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