Origins of the Marchant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 42Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 340East Midlands 82West Midlands 97East 366London 1688South East 1140South West 190South Wales 63Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Marchants lived in london

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    5,300 Marchant Travel & migration records
    50,000 Marchants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marchant

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    993rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Marchant surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

    Who were Marchants most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Marchant first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Marchants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marchants in 1921

    Laundress

    279

    Dressmaker

    266

    General Servant Domestic

    137

    Domestic Servant

    127

    Servant

    102

    Commmon male occupations for Marchants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    267

    General Labourer

    238

    Carpenter

    174

    Bricklayer

    169

    Farm Labourer

    129

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