Origins of the Harpham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 138East Midlands 199West Midlands 6East 1London 46South East 4South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harphams lived in east-midlands

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    400 Harpham Travel & migration records
    4,600 Harphams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harpham

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    What are the most common Harpham first names?

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    Common jobs for Harphams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harphams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    House Servant

    16

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Lace Mender

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Harphams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Farmer

    29

    Joiner

    20

    Cabinet Maker

    19

    Carpenter

    17

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