Origins of the Fantham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 9West Midlands 87East 5London 34South East 17South West 13South Wales 10Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fanthams lived in west-midlands

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    93 Fantham Travel & migration records
    1,400 Fanthams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fantham

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    What are the most common Fantham first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fanthams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fanthams in 1921

    No Occupation

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Fanthams in 1921

    Blacksmith

    17

    Butcher

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Bricklayer

    5

    Cabinet Maker

    5

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