Origins of the Lapham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 7West Midlands 13East 13London 108South East 49South West 79South Wales 8Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laphams lived in london

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    890 Lapham Travel & migration records
    3,600 Laphams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lapham

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    What are the most common Lapham first names?

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    Common jobs for Laphams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laphams in 1921

    Lab

    30

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    14

    House Servant

    9

    Pauper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Laphams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Lab

    18

    Carpenter

    16

    French Polisher

    16

    Gardener

    11

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