Origins of the Lawe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 36West Midlands 37East 14London 124South East 22South West 10South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawes lived in london

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    710 Lawe Travel & migration records
    3,300 Lawes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lawe

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    What are the most common Lawe first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lawes

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    Commmon female occupations for Lawes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Widow

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Lawes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    23

    Butcher

    17

    Yeoman

    17

    Husbandman

    15

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