Origins of the Towle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 6Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 119East Midlands 443West Midlands 45East 5London 75South East 22South West 6South WalesMid Wales 2West Wales 2North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Towles lived in east-midlands

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    1,900 Towle Travel & migration records
    8,600 Towles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Towle

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    What are the most common Towle first names?

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    Common jobs for Towles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Towles in 1921

    Lace Mender

    37

    Dressmaker

    35

    Dress Maker

    15

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Towles in 1921

    Lace Maker

    82

    Coal Miner

    47

    Blacksmith

    44

    Joiner

    38

    Gunmaker

    30

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