Origins of the Mansfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 125North West 115Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 252East Midlands 283West Midlands 465East 966London 1962South East 906South West 253South Wales 121Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mansfields lived in london

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    12,000 Mansfield Travel & migration records
    58,000 Mansfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mansfield

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    797th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Mansfield surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Mansfields most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Mansfield first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mansfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mansfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    240

    Laundress

    163

    Domestic Servant

    151

    General Servant Domestic

    135

    Servant

    123

    Commmon male occupations for Mansfields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    382

    General Labourer

    250

    Carpenter

    161

    Farm Labourer

    161

    Coal Miner

    125

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