Origins of the Gorham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 19West Midlands 6East 142London 163South East 230South West 10South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gorhams lived in south-east

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    3,300 Gorham Travel & migration records
    6,300 Gorhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gorham

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    What are the most common Gorham first names?

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    Common jobs for Gorhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gorhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Laundress

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Gorhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    General Labourer

    34

    Plasterer

    29

    Farmer

    28

    Butcher

    26

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