Origins of the Neave surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 135West Midlands 11East 331London 215South East 101South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neaves lived in east

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    1,800 Neave Travel & migration records
    12,000 Neaves found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Neave first names?

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    Common jobs for Neaves

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    Commmon female occupations for Neaves in 1921

    Nurse

    78

    Dressmaker

    58

    Living On Own Means

    42

    Laundress

    36

    Housekeeper

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Neaves in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    116

    Farmer

    114

    Carpenter

    57

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Farmers Son

    42

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