Origins of the Mathias surname

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    In 1921, most Mathiases lived in south-wales

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    2,600 Mathias Travel & migration records
    18,000 Mathiases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mathias

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    Common jobs for Mathiases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mathiases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    140

    House Servant

    57

    General Servant Domestic

    50

    Domestic Servant

    42

    Living On Own Means

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Mathiases in 1921

    Farmer

    146

    Coal Miner

    96

    Carpenter

    81

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Coal Miner Hewer

    58

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