Origins of the Elsom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 103West Midlands 5East 90London 94South East 28South West 10South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elsoms lived in east-midlands

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    360 Elsom Travel & migration records
    5,400 Elsoms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elsom

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    What are the most common Elsom first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Elsoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elsoms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Charwoman

    13

    Housemaid Domestic

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Elsoms in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Farm Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    29

    Bricklayer

    22

    Carman

    18

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