Origins of the Beams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 10East 12London 32South East 64South West 24South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beamses lived in south-east

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    400 Beams Travel & migration records
    2,600 Beamses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beams

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    What are the most common Beams first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beamses

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

    Common female occupations for Beamses in 1921

    Laundress

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Gardener

    9

    Common male occupations for Beamses in 1921

    Gardener

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    15

    Mariner

    10

    Shoemaker

    9

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