Origins of the Machen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 218East Midlands 7West Midlands 28East 2London 46South East 29South West 9South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Machens lived in yorkshire

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    670 Machen Travel & migration records
    3,100 Machens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Machens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Machens in 1921

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    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    7

    Dressmaker

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Machens in 1921

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    Coal Miner

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Baker

    17

    Cabinet Maker

    16

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