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Origins of the Willows surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 95East Midlands 217West Midlands 3East 12London 68South East 26South West 15South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willowses lived in east-midlands

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    440 Willows Travel & migration records
    6,000 Willowses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willows

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    What are the most common Willows first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Willowses

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

    Common female occupations for Willowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Common male occupations for Willowses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farmer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    27

    Farmers Son

    15

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