Origins of the Toward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 219North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 6London 31South East 13South West 8South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Towards lived in north-east

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    250 Toward Travel & migration records
    2,900 Towards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Toward

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    What are the most common Toward first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Towards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Towards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Wife

    7

    None

    6

    House Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Towards in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Lead Miner

    22

    Cartman

    18

    Miner

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

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