Origins of the Swain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 181Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 591East Midlands 424West Midlands 461East 296London 1077South East 597South West 189South Wales 74Mid Wales 73West Wales 7North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swains lived in london

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    7,500 Swain Travel & migration records
    60,000 Swains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swain

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    737th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Swain surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Swain first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Swains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    261

    Laundress

    177

    General Servant Domestic

    152

    Domestic Servant

    138

    House Servant

    91

    Commmon male occupations for Swains in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    230

    General Labourer

    219

    Coal Miner

    204

    Farm Labourer

    186

    Carpenter

    162

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