Origins of the Snowden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 218North West 45Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1141East Midlands 292West Midlands 28East 103London 601South East 135South West 72South Wales 17Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Snowdens lived in yorkshire

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    4,700 Snowden Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Snowdens

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    Commmon female occupations for Snowdens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    137

    Dressmaker

    109

    Worsted Weaver

    101

    Living On Own Means

    61

    Domestic Servant

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Snowdens in 1921

    Farmer

    115

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    Joiner

    90

    Cotton Weaver

    87

    Farm Labourer

    80

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