Origins of the Ingham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 223North West 245Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 2904East Midlands 219West Midlands 66East 75London 4247South East 168South West 56South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Inghams lived in london

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    8,400 Ingham Travel & migration records
    72,000 Inghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ingham

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    685th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ingham surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Ingham first names?

    John

    James

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Inghams

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

    Common female occupations for Inghams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,044

    Weaver

    296

    Dressmaker

    248

    Weaver Cotton

    242

    Housekeeper

    181

    Common male occupations for Inghams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    594

    Coal Miner

    293

    Weaver

    192

    Joiner

    183

    General Labourer

    177

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