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The earliest occurrence of the Main surname in our family history documents is from 1547, and we currently have 171,479 records where Main appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
246 Mains were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mains were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Mains were law-abiding. We found 118 in criminal records.
325 Mains served in the First World War.
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