Origins of the Eames surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 142East Midlands 157West Midlands 138East 190London 598South East 275South West 113South Wales 9Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 75Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eameses lived in london

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    2,300 Eames Travel & migration records
    21,000 Eameses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eames

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    What are the most common Eames first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Eameses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Eameses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    103

    Domestic Servant

    61

    Laundress

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    General Servant

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Eameses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    General Labourer

    82

    Coal Miner

    79

    Carpenter

    68

    Farm Labourer

    57

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