Origins of the Unwin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 140Isle of ManYorkshire 828East Midlands 246West Midlands 232East 284London 568South East 269South West 18South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Unwins lived in yorkshire

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    2,700 Unwin Travel & migration records
    30,000 Unwins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Unwin

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    Common jobs for Unwins

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

    Common female occupations for Unwins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    94

    Living On Own Means

    69

    Domestic Servant

    66

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Housekeeper

    56

    Common male occupations for Unwins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    126

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    General Labourer

    101

    Farmer

    91

    Farm Labourer

    66

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