Origins of the Mace surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 70Isle of ManYorkshire 211East Midlands 73West Midlands 145East 348London 641South East 378South West 162South Wales 16Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maces lived in london

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    3,500 Mace Travel & migration records
    27,000 Maces found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Mace first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Maces

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

    Common female occupations for Maces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    104

    Laundress

    99

    General Servant Domestic

    95

    Domestic Servant

    78

    General Servant

    51

    Common male occupations for Maces in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    236

    Farm Labourer

    107

    General Labourer

    103

    Carpenter

    94

    Blacksmith

    87

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