Origins of the Mayfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 117East Midlands 332West Midlands 52East 14London 46South East 28South West 9South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mayfields lived in east-midlands

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    1,100 Mayfield Travel & migration records
    8,000 Mayfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mayfield

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    What are the most common Mayfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Mayfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mayfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Mayfields in 1921

    Farm Hands

    90

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    60

    Coal Miner

    42

    General Farmers

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

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