Origins of the Trevethan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 5Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 9East 1London 15South East 11South West 76South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trevethans lived in south-west

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    310 Trevethan Travel & migration records
    1,900 Trevethans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Trevethan

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    Common jobs for Trevethans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Trevethans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    At Home

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    House Keeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Trevethans in 1921

    Tin Miner

    33

    Farmer

    25

    Lead Miner

    11

    Copper Miner

    10

    Butcher

    8

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