Origins of the Orwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 33East 4London 32South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Orwells lived in west-midlands

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    110 Orwell Travel & migration records
    1,100 Orwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Orwell

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    What are the most common Orwell first names?

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    Common jobs for Orwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Orwells in 1921

    House Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Orwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Bricklayer

    6

    Carter

    5

    General Labourer

    5

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    5

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