Origins of the Swallow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 95North West 50Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1609East Midlands 153West Midlands 41East 195London 419South East 124South West 23South Wales 27Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swallows lived in yorkshire

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    2,600 Swallow Travel & migration records
    29,000 Swallows found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Swallow first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Swallows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swallows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    90

    Domestic Servant

    61

    Cotton Weaver

    59

    Housekeeper

    54

    General Servant Domestic

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Swallows in 1921

    Coal Miner

    187

    Agricultural Labourer

    124

    General Labourer

    100

    Farm Labourer

    84

    Coal Miner Hewer

    71

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