Origins of the Grahame surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 6London 58South East 20South West 16South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grahames lived in london

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    1,100 Grahame Travel & migration records
    5,000 Grahames found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grahame

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    Common jobs for Grahames

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grahames in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    33

    General Serv

    28

    General Servant

    17

    Wife

    17

    F S

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Grahames in 1921

    Crofter

    47

    Coal Miner

    46

    Fisherman

    30

    Merchant

    22

    Mason

    20

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