Origins of the Monkman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 182East Midlands 12West Midlands 10East 3London 52South East 11South West 2South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Monkmans lived in yorkshire

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    720 Monkman Travel & migration records
    5,300 Monkmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Monkman

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    What are the most common Monkman first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Monkmans

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

    Common female occupations for Monkmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Laundress

    12

    Tailoress

    12

    Common male occupations for Monkmans in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Blacksmith

    15

    Joiner

    15

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