Origins of the Southam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 42Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 87East Midlands 120West Midlands 213East 60London 167South East 95South West 25South Wales 19Mid Wales 6West Wales 1North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Southams lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Southam Travel & migration records
    12,000 Southams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Southam

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    We have for the Southam surname. The oldest one dates back to 1552.

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    What are the most common Southam first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Southams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Southams in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    44

    Dressmaker

    42

    Domestic Servant

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Laundress

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Southams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Farm Labourer

    72

    Carpenter

    64

    General Labourer

    52

    Tailor

    30

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