Origins of the Oram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 107North West 32Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 102East Midlands 127West Midlands 81East 126London 555South East 295South West 199South Wales 55Mid Wales 17West Wales 1North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Orams lived in london

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    2,800 Oram Travel & migration records
    23,000 Orams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oram

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    What are the most common Oram first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Orams

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

    Common female occupations for Orams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    108

    Domestic Servant

    72

    Laundress

    62

    Lab

    52

    Widow

    50

    Common male occupations for Orams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    138

    Blacksmith

    94

    General Labourer

    94

    Carpenter

    88

    Butcher

    74

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