Origins of the Laws surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 962North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 140East Midlands 54West Midlands 51East 442London 759South East 358South West 56South Wales 8Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawses lived in north-east

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    3,600 Laws Travel & migration records
    35,000 Lawses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laws

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    Common jobs for Lawses

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

    Common female occupations for Lawses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    142

    Domestic Servant

    95

    Laundress

    90

    General Servant Domestic

    78

    General Servant

    62

    Common male occupations for Lawses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    244

    Agricultural Labourer

    209

    General Labourer

    137

    Farm Labourer

    112

    Coal Miner Hewer

    94

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