Origins of the Hames surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 3Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 117East Midlands 198West Midlands 86East 91London 207South East 119South West 47South Wales 19Mid Wales 18West Wales 2North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hameses lived in london

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    1,300 Hames Travel & migration records
    10,000 Hameses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hames

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    What are the most common Hames first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hameses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hameses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    House Servant

    25

    Laundress

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Hameses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    59

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Farmer

    45

    Bricklayer

    30

    General Labourer

    26

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