Origins of the Swales surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 340North West 28Isle of Man 19Yorkshire 817East Midlands 41West Midlands 24East 127London 324South East 57South West 25South Wales 48Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swaleses lived in yorkshire

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    1,700 Swales Travel & migration records
    21,000 Swaleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swales

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    What are the most common Swales first names?

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    Common jobs for Swaleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swaleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Cotton Weaver

    64

    House Servant

    50

    Hawker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Swaleses in 1921

    Farmer

    133

    Hawker

    133

    Butcher

    90

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    General Labourer

    65

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