Origins of the Medcalf surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 35West Midlands 19East 140London 248South East 90South West 11South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Medcalfs lived in london

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    1,100 Medcalf Travel & migration records
    11,000 Medcalfs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Medcalf

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    Common jobs for Medcalfs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Medcalfs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    31

    House Servant

    29

    Living On Own Means

    28

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Medcalfs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    41

    Butcher

    38

    General Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    36

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