Origins of the Samways surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 21West Midlands 28East 36London 117South East 234South West 508South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Samwayses lived in south-west

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    520 Samways Travel & migration records
    9,300 Samwayses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Samways

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    What are the most common Samways first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Samwayses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Samwayses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    Laundress

    43

    Dressmaker

    34

    Housemaid Domestic

    21

    Cook Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Samwayses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    122

    Farm Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    43

    Shepherd

    38

    Carter On Farm

    35

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