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Origins of the Sewart surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 2London 131South East 5South West 20South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sewarts lived in london

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    220 Sewart Travel & migration records
    1,600 Sewarts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sewart

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    What are the most common Sewart first names?

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    Common jobs for Sewarts

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

    Common female occupations for Sewarts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Laundress

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Widow

    5

    Frame Tenter Spinning

    4

    Common male occupations for Sewarts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    9

    Fisherman

    8

    Farmer

    7

    Yeoman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

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