Origins of the Nowland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 13London 43South East 22South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nowlands lived in yorkshire

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    690 Nowland Travel & migration records
    1,600 Nowlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nowland

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    What are the most common Nowland first names?

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    Common jobs for Nowlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nowlands in 1921

    Laundress

    9

    None

    8

    House Servant

    5

    Spinster

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Nowlands in 1921

    Mariner

    13

    Tailor

    11

    Silk Dyer

    10

    Iron Moulder

    9

    Laborer

    9

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