Origins of the Medland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 21London 116South East 81South West 372South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Medlands lived in south-west

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    1,000 Medland Travel & migration records
    7,100 Medlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Medland

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    What are the most common Medland first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Medlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Medlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Laundress

    28

    House Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Medlands in 1921

    Farmer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Butcher

    25

    General Labourer

    22

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