Origins of the Plowman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 165West Midlands 25East 32London 282South East 175South West 48South Wales 19Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plowmans lived in london

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    1,700 Plowman Travel & migration records
    15,000 Plowmans found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Plowman first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Plowmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plowmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    Laundress

    52

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Living On Own Means

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Plowmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    83

    Carpenter

    68

    Bricklayer

    60

    Cooper

    43

    General Labourer

    41

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