Origins of the Marlow surname

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    In 1921, most Marlows lived in london

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    4,900 Marlow Travel & migration records
    36,000 Marlows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marlow

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    What are the most common Marlow first names?

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    Common jobs for Marlows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marlows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    160

    Laundress

    102

    Domestic Servant

    89

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    General Servant

    65

    Commmon male occupations for Marlows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    245

    General Labourer

    141

    Farm Labourer

    107

    Shoe Finisher

    100

    Coal Miner

    92

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