Origins of the Main surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 351North West 54Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 70East Midlands 130West Midlands 60East 163London 380South East 201South West 58South Wales 40Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mains lived in london

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    9,500 Main Travel & migration records
    40,000 Mains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Main

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    What are the most common Main first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mains

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

    Common female occupations for Mains in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    187

    Dressmaker

    175

    Fisherman Wife

    115

    Fishermans Wife

    115

    General Serv

    108

    Common male occupations for Mains in 1921

    Fisherman

    1,307

    Seaman

    229

    White Fisher

    184

    Coal Miner

    177

    Tailor

    128

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