Origins of the Matches surname

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    In 1921, most Matcheses lived in south-west

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    260 Matches Travel & migration records
    830 Matcheses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Matches

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    What are the most common Matches first names?

    James

    William

    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Matcheses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Matcheses in 1921

    Farmer's Wife

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    Farmers Wife

    9

    Farmers Daur

    7

    Pauper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Matcheses in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Farmers Son

    19

    Farm Servant

    14

    Farmer's Son

    13

    Fisherman

    9

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