Origins of the Marwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 185North West 11Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 196East Midlands 70West Midlands 7East 9London 96South East 46South West 26South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Marwoods lived in yorkshire

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    650 Marwood Travel & migration records
    8,000 Marwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marwood

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    Common jobs for Marwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    House Servant

    33

    Living On Own Means

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    House Keeper

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Marwoods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Farmer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Gentleman

    30

    Tailor

    25

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