Origins of the Grieves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 436North West 28Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 16East Midlands 3West Midlands 8East 14London 66South East 68South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grieveses lived in north-east

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    1,100 Grieves Travel & migration records
    7,400 Grieveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grieves

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    Common jobs for Grieveses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grieveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Grieveses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    76

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

    Joiner

    24

    Blacksmith

    19

    General Labourer

    19

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