Origins of the Renwick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 460North West 52Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 83East Midlands 14West Midlands 20East 28London 173South East 66South West 20South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Renwicks lived in north-east

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    3,700 Renwick Travel & migration records
    17,000 Renwicks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Renwick

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    Common jobs for Renwicks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Renwicks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    Domestic Servant

    56

    Housekeeper

    50

    F S

    40

    House Keeper

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Renwicks in 1921

    Shepherd

    203

    Coal Miner

    124

    Mason

    89

    Blacksmith

    83

    Farmer

    75

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