Origins of the Stanway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 283Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 39East Midlands 27West Midlands 504East 12London 207South East 20South West 22South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stanways lived in west-midlands

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    810 Stanway Travel & migration records
    9,100 Stanways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stanway

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    What are the most common Stanway first names?

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    Common jobs for Stanways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stanways in 1921

    Fustian Cutter

    31

    Silk Winder

    30

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Stanways in 1921

    Coal Miner

    54

    Farmer

    34

    Joiner

    27

    Potter

    27

    Carpenter

    25

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