Origins of the Smallwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 101North West 275Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 276East Midlands 71West Midlands 547East 56London 474South East 135South West 30South Wales 10Mid Wales 2West Wales 4North Wales 57Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smallwoods lived in west-midlands

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    3,100 Smallwood Travel & migration records
    28,000 Smallwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smallwood

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    What are the most common Smallwood first names?

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    Common jobs for Smallwoods

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

    Common female occupations for Smallwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    118

    Domestic Servant

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    52

    House Servant

    49

    Laundress

    48

    Common male occupations for Smallwoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    134

    General Labourer

    82

    Bricklayer

    71

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Blacksmith

    64

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