Origins of the Snow surname

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    In 1921, most Snows lived in london

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    9,900 Snow Travel & migration records
    41,000 Snows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Snow

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    922nd most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Snow first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Snows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Snows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    205

    Laundress

    141

    General Servant Domestic

    102

    Domestic Servant

    100

    General Servant

    98

    Commmon male occupations for Snows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    169

    Farmer

    160

    Carpenter

    132

    General Labourer

    124

    Bricklayer

    111

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