Origins of the Mattews surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 35West Midlands 35East 14London 138South East 21South West 60South Wales 8Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mattewses lived in london

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    Common jobs for Mattewses

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    Commmon female occupations for Mattewses in 1921

    Private Means

    4

    Servant

    4

    Dress Maker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mattewses in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    5

    Carpenter

    4

    Coal Miner

    4

    Tailor

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

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