Origins of the Meal surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 125East Midlands 12West Midlands 10East 29London 49South East 19South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Meals lived in yorkshire

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    370 Meal Travel & migration records
    3,000 Meals found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Meal first names?

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    Common jobs for Meals

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    Commmon female occupations for Meals in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    29

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    13

    Cotton Piecer

    11

    House Keeper

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Meals in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Woollen Weaver

    30

    Cotton Twiner

    11

    Farmer

    11

    Cotton Spinner

    10

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