Origins of the Mewes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 92North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 4London 56South East 45South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Meweses lived in north-east

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    200 Mewes Travel & migration records
    1,600 Meweses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mewes

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    What are the most common Mewes first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Meweses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Meweses in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Gardener

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Nil

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Meweses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Gardener

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Platelayer

    8

    General Labourer

    7

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