Origins of the Steven surname

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    In 1921, most Stevens lived in london

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    4,600 Steven Travel & migration records
    18,000 Stevens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Steven

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    What are the most common Steven first names?

    John

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Stevens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stevens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Domestic Servant

    69

    Servant

    60

    F S

    54

    Housekeeper

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Stevens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    136

    Farmer

    122

    Mason

    103

    Weaver

    82

    Joiner

    81

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