Origins of the Winwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 10West Midlands 202East 37London 71South East 9South West 5South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winwoods lived in west-midlands

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    570 Winwood Travel & migration records
    6,000 Winwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winwood

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    What are the most common Winwood first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Winwoods

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

    Common female occupations for Winwoods in 1921

    Gloveress

    19

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Common male occupations for Winwoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

    Carpenter

    17

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