Origins of the Lawley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 111Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 210East Midlands 34West Midlands 625East 39London 204South East 64South West 32South Wales 28Mid Wales 8West Wales 3North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawleys lived in west-midlands

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    1,800 Lawley Travel & migration records
    17,000 Lawleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lawley

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    What are the most common Lawley first names?

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    Common jobs for Lawleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lawleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Domestic Servant

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Charwoman

    33

    Housekeeper

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Lawleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    135

    General Labourer

    65

    Farmer

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Farm Labourer

    44

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