Origins of the Whitlow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 195Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 15London 184South East 5South West 26South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitlows lived in north-west

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    720 Whitlow Travel & migration records
    3,600 Whitlows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitlow

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    What are the most common Whitlow first names?

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    Common jobs for Whitlows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitlows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Whitlows in 1921

    Farmer

    52

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    27

    Joiner

    25

    Farm Hands

    24

    General Farmers

    21

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