Origins of the Urwin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1106North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 84East Midlands 12West Midlands 23East 35London 74South East 40South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Urwins lived in north-east

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    1,000 Urwin Travel & migration records
    14,000 Urwins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Urwin

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    Common jobs for Urwins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Urwins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Dress Maker

    18

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Urwins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    322

    Coal Miner Hewer

    84

    Farmer

    64

    Joiner

    59

    Blacksmith

    54

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