Origins of the Machin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 102North West 171Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 647East Midlands 229West Midlands 1253East 66London 313South East 116South West 88South Wales 6Mid Wales 6West Wales 4North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Machins lived in west-midlands

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    2,500 Machin Travel & migration records
    31,000 Machins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Machin

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    Common jobs for Machins

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

    Common female occupations for Machins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    122

    Domestic Servant

    76

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    Potter

    58

    General Servant

    52

    Common male occupations for Machins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    168

    Potter

    149

    Farmer

    121

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Butcher

    77

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