Origins of the Straw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 386East Midlands 952West Midlands 42East 15London 101South East 29South West 29South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Straws lived in east-midlands

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    1,200 Straw Travel & migration records
    13,000 Straws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Straw

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    What are the most common Straw first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Straws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Straws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Servant

    24

    Charwoman

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Straws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    344

    Coal Miner Hewer

    128

    General Labourer

    37

    Lace Maker

    33

    Coal Hewer

    27

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