Origins of the Sparrow surname

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    In 1921, most Sparrows lived in london

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    4,600 Sparrow Travel & migration records
    38,000 Sparrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sparrow

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    What are the most common Sparrow first names?

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    Common jobs for Sparrows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sparrows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    173

    Laundress

    124

    Domestic Servant

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    92

    General Servant

    83

    Commmon male occupations for Sparrows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    335

    Farm Labourer

    168

    Carpenter

    152

    Bricklayer

    115

    Farmer

    104

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