Origins of the Mendelsohn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 14East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 5London 39South East 1South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mendelsohns lived in london

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    1,600 Mendelsohn Travel & migration records
    560 Mendelsohns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mendelsohn

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    Common jobs for Mendelsohns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mendelsohns in 1921

    Tailoress

    5

    Own Means

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Tailor

    3

    Button Holes Tailoring

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mendelsohns in 1921

    Tailor

    7

    Salespersons

    5

    Tinsmiths

    4

    Clerks

    3

    Sales Clerks

    3

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