Origins of the Massingham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 30West Midlands 16East 257London 83South East 38South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Massinghams lived in east

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    390 Massingham Travel & migration records
    5,500 Massinghams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Massinghams

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    Commmon female occupations for Massinghams in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Pauper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Massinghams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Blacksmith

    34

    Attendant

    31

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Butcher

    25

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