Origins of the Mayo surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 47Isle of ManYorkshire 87East Midlands 44West Midlands 181East 108London 446South East 226South West 253South Wales 78Mid Wales 4West Wales 2North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mayos lived in london

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    4,200 Mayo Travel & migration records
    23,000 Mayos found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mayo

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    What are the most common Mayo first names?

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    Common jobs for Mayos

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mayos in 1921

    Dressmaker

    108

    Laundress

    65

    Widow

    55

    Domestic Servant

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Mayos in 1921

    Carpenter

    98

    Agricultural Labourer

    97

    General Labourer

    93

    Butcher

    74

    Farm Hands

    73

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