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Origins of the Champion surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 62Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 187East Midlands 69West Midlands 30East 148London 929South East 603South West 282South Wales 43Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Champions lived in london

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    5,700 Champion Travel & migration records
    32,000 Champions found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Champion

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    What are the most common Champion first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Champions

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

    Common female occupations for Champions in 1921

    Dressmaker

    170

    Laundress

    106

    Living On Own Means

    93

    Domestic Servant

    84

    General Servant Domestic

    84

    Common male occupations for Champions in 1921

    Carpenter

    182

    Farmer

    152

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    114

    Tin Miner

    104

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