Origins of the Maliphant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 1London 4South East 1South West 35South Wales 5Mid Wales 48West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maliphants lived in mid-wales

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    220 Maliphant Travel & migration records
    710 Maliphants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maliphant

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    What are the most common Maliphant first names?

    Henry

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Maliphants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maliphants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    At Home

    4

    Dress Maker

    3

    Inn Keeper

    3

    Pupil Teacher

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Maliphants in 1921

    Mason

    27

    Stone Mason

    10

    Coal Hewer Below Ground

    3

    Bricklayer

    2

    Carpenter

    2

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