Origins of the Swinden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 8Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 194East Midlands 25West Midlands 43East 8London 66South East 63South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swindens lived in yorkshire

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    340 Swinden Travel & migration records
    3,400 Swindens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swinden

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    Common jobs for Swindens

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    Commmon female occupations for Swindens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Charwoman

    10

    Cutler

    10

    Widow

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Swindens in 1921

    Cutler

    28

    Farmer

    11

    Yeoman

    11

    Bricklayer

    10

    Butcher

    8

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