Origins of the Greaves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 349North West 277Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 2981East Midlands 561West Midlands 534East 219London 2300South East 235South West 47South Wales 59Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greaveses lived in yorkshire

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    9,500 Greaves Travel & migration records
    88,000 Greaveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greaves

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    465th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Greaves surname. The oldest one dates back to 1550.

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    What are the most common Greaves first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Greaveses

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

    Common female occupations for Greaveses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    340

    Dressmaker

    270

    Domestic Servant

    189

    Living On Own Means

    179

    Laundress

    154

    Common male occupations for Greaveses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    401

    Farmer

    333

    General Labourer

    244

    Agricultural Labourer

    188

    Carter

    185

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