Origins of the Meakin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 277Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 286East Midlands 813West Midlands 567East 52London 524South East 73South West 19South Wales 9Mid WalesWest Wales 5North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Meakins lived in east-midlands

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    1,900 Meakin Travel & migration records
    25,000 Meakins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Meakins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Meakins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Cotton Weaver

    40

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Meakins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    223

    Coal Miner Hewer

    134

    Farmer

    103

    General Labourer

    72

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

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