Origins of the Greeves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 22West Midlands 11East 130London 89South East 36South West 9South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greeveses lived in east

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    640 Greeves Travel & migration records
    3,600 Greeveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greeves

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    Common jobs for Greeveses

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    Commmon female occupations for Greeveses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    11

    Servant

    11

    House Keeper

    9

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Greeveses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Blacksmith

    14

    Farmer

    13

    General Labourer

    8

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