Origins of the Male surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 111Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 10West Midlands 223East 68London 233South East 143South West 466South Wales 43Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Males lived in south-west

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    2,400 Male Travel & migration records
    18,000 Males found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Male

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    What are the most common Male first names?

    John

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Males

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

    Commmon female occupations for Males in 1921

    Glover

    155

    Dressmaker

    75

    Laundress

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    46

    Cook Domestic

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Males in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    203

    Farm Labourer

    91

    General Labourer

    57

    Coal Miner

    47

    Carpenter

    44

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