Origins of the Papworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 89East Midlands 74West Midlands 16East 241London 359South East 135South West 13South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Papworths lived in london

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    710 Papworth Travel & migration records
    12,000 Papworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Papworth

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    What are the most common Papworth first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Papworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Papworths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    General Servant

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Laundress

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Papworths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    145

    Farm Labourer

    88

    Farmer

    62

    Butcher

    44

    General Labourer

    34

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