Origins of the Menzies surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 57East Midlands 15West Midlands 18East 49London 246South East 106South West 13South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Menzieses lived in london

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    7,500 Menzies Travel & migration records
    28,000 Menzieses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Menzies

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Menzieses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Menzieses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    149

    F S

    143

    Housekeeper

    138

    Domestic Servant

    124

    Annuitant

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Menzieses in 1921

    Farmer

    151

    Ploughman

    128

    Farm Servant

    123

    Shoemaker

    122

    Coal Miner

    111

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