Origins of the Town surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 575East Midlands 37West Midlands 13East 47London 264South East 375South West 14South Wales 17Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Towns lived in yorkshire

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    1,700 Town Travel & migration records
    15,000 Towns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Town

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    What are the most common Town first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Towns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Towns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Worsted Spinner

    45

    Worsted Weaver

    45

    Living On Own Means

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Towns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    Butcher

    63

    Blacksmith

    60

    General Labourer

    60

    Farm Labourer

    47

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