Origins of the Mountain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 151North West 32Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 996East Midlands 258West Midlands 27East 87London 259South East 146South West 107South Wales 27Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mountains lived in yorkshire

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    3,000 Mountain Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Mountain

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    What are the most common Mountain first names?

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    Common jobs for Mountains

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

    Common female occupations for Mountains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    Living On Own Means

    49

    Laundress

    41

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Common male occupations for Mountains in 1921

    Coal Miner

    174

    General Labourer

    74

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    Coal Miner Hewer

    60

    Joiner

    54

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