Origins of the Lewins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 279North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 6London 17South East 5South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lewinses lived in north-east

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    280 Lewins Travel & migration records
    2,800 Lewinses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lewinses

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    Commmon female occupations for Lewinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lewinses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    66

    Coal Miner Hewer

    39

    Mason

    9

    Plumber

    8

    Coal Miner Putter

    7

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