Origins of the Lams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 5East 2London 3South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lamses lived in west-midlands

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    85 Lams Travel & migration records
    280 Lamses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lams

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    Common jobs for Lamses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lamses in 1921

    Assisting In The Business

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Milliner

    2

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    2

    Commmon male occupations for Lamses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    5

    Wig Maker

    4

    Farm Labourer

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Coalminer

    2

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