Origins of the Swell surname

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    In 1921, most Swells lived in london

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    190 Swell Travel & migration records
    1,100 Swells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swell

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    What are the most common Swell first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Swells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Living On Own Means

    5

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Swells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Yeoman

    9

    Carpenter

    7

    Butcher

    4

    General Labourer

    4

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