Origins of the Rowing surname

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    In 1921, most Rowings lived in london

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    57 Rowing Travel & migration records
    930 Rowings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowing

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    What are the most common Rowing first names?

    Jonathan

    Archibald

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rowings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowings in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Carpenter

    4

    Charwoman

    4

    General Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Rowings in 1921

    Carpenter

    12

    Farmer

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farmers Son

    6

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