Origins of the Swires surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 139East Midlands 1West Midlands 2East 7London 21South East 1South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swireses lived in yorkshire

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    100 Swires Travel & migration records
    1,500 Swireses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swires

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    What are the most common Swires first names?

    William

    John

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Swireses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swireses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    At Home

    7

    House Keeper

    5

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Swireses in 1921

    Farmer

    26

    Maltster

    10

    Clogger

    9

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Joiner

    8

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