Origins of the Meads surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 207West Midlands 105East 50London 262South East 79South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Meadses lived in london

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    740 Meads Travel & migration records
    11,000 Meadses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Meads

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    What are the most common Meads first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Meadses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Meadses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Laundress

    34

    Domestic Servant

    26

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Meadses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    99

    General Labourer

    53

    Framework Knitter

    33

    Coal Miner

    31

    Farm Labourer

    28

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