Origins of the Maunder surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 10West Midlands 24East 27London 193South East 148South West 597South Wales 22Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maunders lived in south-west

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    1,400 Maunder Travel & migration records
    14,000 Maunders found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Maunders

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

    Common female occupations for Maunders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Domestic Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Living On Own Means

    33

    House Servant

    31

    Common male occupations for Maunders in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    Farmer

    77

    Farm Labourer

    65

    General Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    48

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