Origins of the Grew surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 40West Midlands 135East 26London 130South East 35South West 15South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grews lived in west-midlands

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    1,000 Grew Travel & migration records
    3,800 Grews found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grews

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grews in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Artificial Florist

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Servant

    10

    Silk Weaver

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Grews in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Weaver

    16

    Butcher

    12

    Clerk

    11

    House Painter

    10

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