Origins of the Rowney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 62East Midlands 29West Midlands 53East 26London 69South East 18South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowneys lived in london

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    700 Rowney Travel & migration records
    3,300 Rowneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rowneys

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    Commmon female occupations for Rowneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Lace Maker

    12

    Lacemaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Cook Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Rowneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Coal Miner

    17

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Farmer

    11

    General Labourer

    9

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