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Origins of the Inch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 17West Midlands 20East 42London 111South East 31South West 100South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Inchs lived in london

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    1,600 Inch Travel & migration records
    7,500 Inchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Inch

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    What are the most common Inch first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Inchs

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

    Common female occupations for Inchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant

    21

    House Servant

    21

    Living On Own Means

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Common male occupations for Inchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    50

    Carter

    38

    Carpenter

    32

    Cooper

    26

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