Origins of the Twist surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 50Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 61East Midlands 16West Midlands 83East 18London 1155South East 65South West 22South Wales 6Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twists lived in london

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    1,900 Twist Travel & migration records
    14,000 Twists found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twist

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    What are the most common Twist first names?

    Oliver

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Twists

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twists in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    House Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Twists in 1921

    Coal Miner

    206

    Coal Miner Hewer

    70

    Farmer

    51

    Miner

    45

    General Labourer

    43

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