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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 156North West 72Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 480East Midlands 132West Midlands 234East 506London 1938South East 1032South West 338South Wales 41Mid Wales 10West Wales 2North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sawyers lived in london

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    10,000 Sawyer Travel & migration records
    58,000 Sawyers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sawyer

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    790th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sawyer surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Sawyer first names?

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    Common jobs for Sawyers

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

    Common female occupations for Sawyers in 1921

    Laundress

    294

    Dressmaker

    257

    General Servant Domestic

    150

    Domestic Servant

    147

    House Servant

    119

    Common male occupations for Sawyers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    333

    General Labourer

    244

    Farm Labourer

    213

    Carpenter

    191

    Gardener

    146

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