Origins of the Yewen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 3West Midlands 14East 5London 18South East 12South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yewens lived in london

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    58 Yewen Travel & migration records
    400 Yewens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Yewens

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    Commmon female occupations for Yewens in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Housekeeper

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Living On Own Means

    2

    Annuitant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Yewens in 1921

    General Labourer

    5

    Coachmaker

    4

    Iron Moulder

    4

    Labourer's Son

    4

    Brushmaker

    3

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