Origins of the Northam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 20West Midlands 4East 7London 121South East 95South West 182South Wales 5Mid Wales 7West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Northams lived in south-west

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    570 Northam Travel & migration records
    5,200 Northams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Northam

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    What are the most common Northam first names?

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    Common jobs for Northams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Northams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    House Servant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Dress Maker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Northams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Farm Labourer

    26

    Farmer

    24

    Blacksmith

    21

    Tailor

    20

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