Origins of the Measures surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 319West Midlands 32East 42London 144South East 105South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Measureses lived in east-midlands

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    500 Measures Travel & migration records
    8,100 Measureses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Measures

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    What are the most common Measures first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Measureses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Measureses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    General Servant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    None

    15

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Measureses in 1921

    Baker

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Coal Miner

    30

    Framework Knitter

    29

    Farmer

    28

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