Origins of the Lomax surname

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    In 1921, most Lomaxs lived in london

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    3,300 Lomax Travel & migration records
    40,000 Lomaxs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lomax

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    Common jobs for Lomaxs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lomaxs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    709

    Weaver

    168

    Cotton Winder

    167

    Weaver Cotton

    151

    Dressmaker

    145

    Commmon male occupations for Lomaxs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    386

    Cotton Weaver

    295

    Coal Miner Hewer

    126

    General Labourer

    113

    Bricklayer

    104

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