Origins of the Maw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 110North West 8Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 555East Midlands 205West Midlands 20East 38London 106South East 35South West 13South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maws lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Maw Travel & migration records
    11,000 Maws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maw

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    What are the most common Maw first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Maws

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

    Common female occupations for Maws in 1921

    Spinster

    59

    Dressmaker

    39

    Living On Own Means

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    House Servant

    28

    Common male occupations for Maws in 1921

    Farmer

    129

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    43

    General Labourer

    42

    Farmers Son

    38

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