Origins of the Mee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 37Isle of ManYorkshire 181East Midlands 647West Midlands 143East 69London 602South East 120South West 24South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mees lived in east-midlands

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    4,300 Mee Travel & migration records
    24,000 Mees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mee

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    What are the most common Mee first names?

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    Common jobs for Mees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    Laundress

    39

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Living On Own Means

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Mees in 1921

    Coal Miner

    113

    Farmer

    89

    Baker

    79

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Coal Miner Hewer

    59

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