Origins of the Swancott surname

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    In 1921, most Swancotts lived in west-midlands

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    83 Swancott Travel & migration records
    1,300 Swancotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swancott

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    What are the most common Swancott first names?

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    Common jobs for Swancotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swancotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    10

    At Home

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Draper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Swancotts in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    7

    Shoemaker

    6

    Employed On Farm

    5

    Farm Labourer

    5

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