Origins of the Trowbridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 12West Midlands 9East 40London 190South East 152South West 186South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trowbridges lived in london

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    1,800 Trowbridge Travel & migration records
    8,800 Trowbridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Trowbridge

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    What are the most common Trowbridge first names?

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    Common jobs for Trowbridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Trowbridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Domestic Servant

    27

    House Servant

    25

    Laundress

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Trowbridges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Carpenter

    34

    Farmer

    33

    Shepherd

    32

    General Labourer

    28

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