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Origins of the Stow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 140East Midlands 243West Midlands 12East 166London 363South East 195South West 19South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stows lived in london

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    1,200 Stow Travel & migration records
    14,000 Stows found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stow first names?

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    Common jobs for Stows

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

    Common female occupations for Stows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Laundress

    55

    General Servant

    33

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Common male occupations for Stows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    123

    Bricklayer

    59

    General Labourer

    52

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    45

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