Origins of the Absalom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 4West Midlands 8East 19London 64South East 55South West 113South Wales 83Mid Wales 5West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Absaloms lived in south-west

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    240 Absalom Travel & migration records
    3,800 Absaloms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Absalom

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    What are the most common Absalom first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Absaloms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Absaloms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Tailoress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Lab

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Absaloms in 1921

    Carpenter

    36

    Coal Miner

    32

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Farmer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

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