Origins of the Trewin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 2West Midlands 22East 26London 95South East 60South West 193South Wales 12Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trewins lived in south-west

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    700 Trewin Travel & migration records
    4,100 Trewins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Trewin

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    Common jobs for Trewins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Trewins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Laundress

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Trewins in 1921

    Farmer

    31

    Carpenter

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Tailor

    16

    Farmers Son

    12

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