Origins of the Bassam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 15London 57South East 36South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bassams lived in london

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    62 Bassam Travel & migration records
    980 Bassams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bassam

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    What are the most common Bassam first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bassams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bassams in 1921

    Laundress

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Tin Works

    3

    Assisting In Business

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Bassams in 1921

    Waxchandler

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Farm Labourer

    5

    Tailor

    4

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