Origins of the Millward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 124North West 264Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 407East Midlands 493West Midlands 1187East 46London 662South East 181South West 190South Wales 56Mid Wales 16West Wales 21North Wales 60Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Millwards lived in west-midlands

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    2,900 Millward Travel & migration records
    38,000 Millwards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Millward

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    What are the most common Millward first names?

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    Common jobs for Millwards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Millwards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    Laundress

    79

    Domestic Servant

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    General Servant

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Millwards in 1921

    Coal Miner

    195

    General Labourer

    139

    Butcher

    114

    Farmer

    102

    Bricklayer

    85

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