Origins of the Lingham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 3West Midlands 8East 8London 89South East 147South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Linghams lived in south-east

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    420 Lingham Travel & migration records
    3,200 Linghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lingham

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    What are the most common Lingham first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Linghams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Linghams in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Private Means

    11

    Annuitant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Linghams in 1921

    Bricklayer

    16

    Farmer

    15

    Tailor

    11

    Butcher

    9

    Grocer

    9

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