Origins of the Walthew surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 33Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 6East Midlands 3West Midlands 18East 5London 32South East 12South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Walthews lived in north-west

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    110 Walthew Travel & migration records
    1,300 Walthews found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Walthew

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    What are the most common Walthew first names?

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    Common jobs for Walthews

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

    Commmon female occupations for Walthews in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Private Means

    6

    No Occupation

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Schoolmistress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Walthews in 1921

    Gentleman

    13

    General Labourer

    10

    Yeoman

    10

    Carpenter

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

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