Origins of the Snowdon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 879North West 53Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 277East Midlands 14West Midlands 20East 41London 144South East 50South West 38South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Snowdons lived in north-east

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    1,800 Snowdon Travel & migration records
    20,000 Snowdons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Snowdon

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    What are the most common Snowdon first names?

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    Common jobs for Snowdons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Snowdons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    House Servant

    44

    Living On Own Means

    40

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Snowdons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    146

    Farmer

    96

    General Labourer

    65

    Joiner

    64

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

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