Origins of the Mees surname

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    In 1921, most Meeses lived in london

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    810 Mees Travel & migration records
    4,000 Meeses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Mees first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Meeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Meeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    15

    House Servant

    14

    General Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Meeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Bricklayer

    17

    General Labourer

    16

    Joiner

    11

    Coal Miner

    10

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