Origins of the Maggs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 17West Midlands 17East 62London 278South East 146South West 822South Wales 230Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maggses lived in south-west

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    What are the most common Maggs first names?

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    Common jobs for Maggses

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    Commmon female occupations for Maggses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Laundress

    69

    Tailoress

    69

    Domestic Servant

    58

    General Servant

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Maggses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    340

    Coal Miner Hewer

    121

    Agricultural Labourer

    92

    General Labourer

    66

    Carpenter

    54

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