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Origins of the Lynam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 275West Midlands 12East 23London 89South East 10South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lynams lived in east-midlands

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    1,400 Lynam Travel & migration records
    4,000 Lynams found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lynam first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lynams

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    Common female occupations for Lynams in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    9

    At Home

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Common male occupations for Lynams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    General Labourer

    26

    Farmer

    23

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    14

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