Origins of the Owston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 78East Midlands 14West MidlandsEast 7London 33South East 14South West 2South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Owstons lived in yorkshire

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    180 Owston Travel & migration records
    1,900 Owstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Owston

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    Common jobs for Owstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Owstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Annuitant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Charwoman

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Owstons in 1921

    Fisherman

    15

    Farmer

    13

    Joiner

    12

    Bricklayer

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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