Origins of the Masson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 42West Midlands 27East 37London 135South East 61South West 22South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Massons lived in london

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    4,300 Masson Travel & migration records
    13,000 Massons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Massons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Massons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    78

    Dressmaker

    73

    House Servant

    48

    F S

    42

    General Servant

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Massons in 1921

    Fisherman

    284

    Farmer

    139

    Farm Servant

    90

    White Fisher

    84

    Seaman

    53

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