Origins of the Newey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 82East Midlands 11West Midlands 650East 13London 64South East 24South West 19South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neweys lived in west-midlands

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    12,000 Neweys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Neweys

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    Commmon female occupations for Neweys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Laundress

    26

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Nail Maker

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Neweys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Brass Founder

    25

    Brass Caster

    23

    Carpenter

    23

    Clerk

    22

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