Origins of the Ingram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 410North West 93Isle of Man 14Yorkshire 492East Midlands 383West Midlands 991East 384London 1482South East 828South West 359South Wales 125Mid Wales 77West Wales 35North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ingrams lived in london

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    15,000 Ingram Travel & migration records
    90,000 Ingrams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ingram

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    467th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ingram surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Ingram first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ingrams

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

    Common female occupations for Ingrams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    356

    Domestic Servant

    273

    Laundress

    229

    General Servant Domestic

    197

    General Servant

    156

    Common male occupations for Ingrams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    384

    General Labourer

    333

    Farmer

    288

    Farm Labourer

    261

    Bricklayer

    234

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