Origins of the Thurlow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 99North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 150East Midlands 56West Midlands 9East 289London 420South East 127South West 20South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thurlows lived in london

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    1,300 Thurlow Travel & migration records
    15,000 Thurlows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thurlow

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    We have for the Thurlow surname. The oldest one dates back to 1559.

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    What are the most common Thurlow first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Thurlows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thurlows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    69

    Laundress

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Servant

    34

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Thurlows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    136

    Carpenter

    84

    Farm Labourer

    78

    Farmer

    58

    General Labourer

    33

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