Origins of the Forgham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 11West Midlands 53EastLondon 19South East 15South West 5South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Forghams lived in west-midlands

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    33 Forgham Travel & migration records
    1,200 Forghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Forgham

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    What are the most common Forgham first names?

    Thomas

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Forghams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Forghams in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Cook

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Forghams in 1921

    Shoemaker

    11

    Butcher

    8

    Boot Maker

    5

    Boot Repairer

    5

    Carpenter

    5

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