Origins of the Mellings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 4West Midlands 71East 3London 39South East 7South West 32South Wales 3Mid Wales 17West Wales 8North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mellingses lived in west-midlands

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    68 Mellings Travel & migration records
    1,300 Mellingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mellings

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    We have for the Mellings surname. The oldest one dates back to 1557.

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    What are the most common Mellings first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mellingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mellingses in 1921

    Farmer

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    Farmers Daughter

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mellingses in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farmers Son

    12

    Coal Miner

    7

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