Origins of the Gronow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 5East 3London 19South East 6South West 347South Wales 31Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gronows lived in south-west

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    210 Gronow Travel & migration records
    3,200 Gronows found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gronows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gronows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    House Servant

    13

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Gronows in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

    Coal Miner

    25

    Carpenter

    14

    General Labourer

    12

    Collier

    10

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