Origins of the Tweed surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 23West Midlands 36East 107London 121South East 35South West 5South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tweeds lived in london

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    1,800 Tweed Travel & migration records
    6,800 Tweeds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tweed

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    What are the most common Tweed first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tweeds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tweeds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Carpenter

    18

    Laundress

    18

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Tweeds in 1921

    Carpenter

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Blacksmith

    33

    General Labourer

    28

    Wheelwright

    26

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