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Origins of the Mansell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 85North West 131Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 202East Midlands 86West Midlands 781East 155London 799South East 458South West 191South Wales 82Mid Wales 6West Wales 6North Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mansells lived in london

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    4,200 Mansell Travel & migration records
    37,000 Mansells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mansell

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    What are the most common Mansell first names?

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    Common jobs for Mansells

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

    Common female occupations for Mansells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    159

    Domestic Servant

    116

    General Servant Domestic

    103

    Laundress

    95

    General Servant

    84

    Common male occupations for Mansells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    185

    Carpenter

    141

    General Labourer

    113

    Agricultural Labourer

    112

    Blacksmith

    93

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