Origins of the Ownes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 5Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 10South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Owneses lived in london

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    260 Ownes Travel & migration records
    490 Owneses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ownes

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    What are the most common Ownes first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Owneses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Owneses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    At School

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Owneses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Mariner

    4

    Farm Hands

    3

    Plasterer

    3

    Writing Slate Maker

    3

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