Origins of the Dinham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 5London 62South East 51South West 109South Wales 17Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dinhams lived in south-west

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    310 Dinham Travel & migration records
    4,100 Dinhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dinham

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    What are the most common Dinham first names?

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    Common jobs for Dinhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dinhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    17

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Glover

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Dinhams in 1921

    Carpenter

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Blacksmith

    17

    Butcher

    16

    Farmer

    15

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