Origins of the Gammons surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 30West Midlands 1East 79London 33South East 21South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gammonses lived in east

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    120 Gammons Travel & migration records
    1,700 Gammonses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gammons

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    Common jobs for Gammonses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gammonses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    27

    Lacemaker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Gammonses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    12

    Farm Hands

    10

    Bricklayers Labourer

    9

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