Origins of the Matthias surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 79East 14London 61South East 34South West 56South Wales 20Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 192Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Matthiases lived in north-wales

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    4,500 Matthiases found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Matthiases

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    Commmon female occupations for Matthiases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Tailoress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Matthiases in 1921

    Coal Miner

    102

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Collier

    30

    Carpenter

    22

    Tailor

    15

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