Origins of the Scrivener surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 99East Midlands 61West Midlands 61East 193London 339South East 134South West 14South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scriveners lived in london

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    910 Scrivener Travel & migration records
    12,000 Scriveners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scrivener

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    We have for the Scrivener surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Scrivener first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Scriveners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scriveners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Straw Plaiter

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Straw Hat Machinist

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Scriveners in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Carpenter

    54

    Butcher

    45

    General Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    35

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