Origins of the Abram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 81Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 27West Midlands 5East 42London 897South East 46South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Abrams lived in london

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    2,100 Abram Travel & migration records
    11,000 Abrams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Abrams

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    Common female occupations for Abrams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    Domestic Servant

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Laundress

    27

    Common male occupations for Abrams in 1921

    Fisherman

    114

    Agricultural Labourer

    80

    Farmer

    65

    Farm Labourer

    46

    General Labourer

    45

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