Origins of the Southworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 70Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 50East Midlands 3West Midlands 21East 7London 1892South East 15South West 1South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Southworths lived in london

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    2,600 Southworth Travel & migration records
    16,000 Southworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Southworth

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    What are the most common Southworth first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Southworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Southworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    451

    Weaver

    109

    Weaver Cotton

    109

    Cotton Winder

    72

    House Keeper

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Southworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    222

    Coal Miner

    94

    Cotton Spinner

    89

    Weaver

    75

    Weaver Cotton

    57

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