Origins of the Melland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 32West Midlands 4East 4London 12South East 5South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mellands lived in east-midlands

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    230 Melland Travel & migration records
    720 Mellands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Melland

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    What are the most common Melland first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mellands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mellands in 1921

    Private Means

    6

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Cotton Winder

    4

    Annuitant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mellands in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Stone Mason

    10

    Farmers Son

    9

    Student

    5

    Surgeon

    5

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