Origins of the Jackman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 385East Midlands 34West Midlands 108East 116London 628South East 428South West 373South Wales 17Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jackmans lived in london

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    4,600 Jackman Travel & migration records
    28,000 Jackmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jackman

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    What are the most common Jackman first names?

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    Common jobs for Jackmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jackmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    190

    Laundress

    89

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    Domestic Servant

    69

    General Servant

    67

    Commmon male occupations for Jackmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    175

    General Labourer

    108

    Blacksmith

    99

    Tailor

    82

    Carpenter

    73

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