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Origins of the Swiffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 10West MidlandsEastLondonSouth East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swiffins lived in east-midlands

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    4 Swiffin Travel & migration records
    140 Swiffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swiffin

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    What are the most common Swiffin first names?

    William

    Alfred Benjamin

    Elizabeth

    Lucy

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    Common jobs for Swiffins

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

    Common female occupations for Swiffins in 1921

    Cook Domestic Servant

    1

    Drapers Assistant

    1

    General Servant

    1

    Infant

    1

    Licensed Victualler

    1

    Common male occupations for Swiffins in 1921

    Bricklayer

    4

    Ag Labourer

    2

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

    Apprentice To Bricklayer

    1

    Blacksmith

    1

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