Origins of the Popham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 17West Midlands 11East 21London 142South East 38South West 182South Wales 20Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pophams lived in south-west

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    1,200 Popham Travel & migration records
    6,900 Pophams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pophams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pophams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Laundress

    19

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Pophams in 1921

    Master

    44

    Carpenter

    36

    Mate

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Farmer

    23

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