Origins of the Swaine surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 103Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 555East Midlands 11West Midlands 21East 24London 168South East 87South West 18South Wales 5Mid Wales 7West Wales 1North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swaines lived in yorkshire

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    1,400 Swaine Travel & migration records
    12,000 Swaines found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Swaines

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    Commmon female occupations for Swaines in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    House Servant

    39

    Worsted Spinner

    38

    Widow

    34

    Worsted Weaver

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Swaines in 1921

    Blacksmith

    78

    Tailor

    55

    Carpenter

    43

    Yeoman

    42

    Joiner

    34

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