Origins of the Maugham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 274North West 54Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 59East Midlands 20West Midlands 10EastLondon 68South East 25South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maughams lived in north-east

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    470 Maugham Travel & migration records
    3,700 Maughams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maugham

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    Common jobs for Maughams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maughams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Draper

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Maughams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farmer

    12

    General Labourer

    10

    Lead Miner

    10

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