Origins of the Madge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 5West Midlands 60East 37London 158South East 103South West 484South Wales 17Mid Wales 17West Wales 2North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Madges lived in south-west

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    1,300 Madge Travel & migration records
    9,600 Madges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Madge

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    Common jobs for Madges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Madges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    79

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Madges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farmer

    47

    Farmers Son

    32

    Tailor

    32

    Carpenter

    30

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