Origins of the Topham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 88Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 731East Midlands 220West Midlands 46East 60London 328South East 43South West 22South Wales 15Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tophams lived in yorkshire

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    2,400 Topham Travel & migration records
    22,000 Tophams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tophams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tophams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    94

    Living On Own Means

    75

    Housekeeper

    46

    House Keeper

    45

    Farmers Daughter

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Tophams in 1921

    Farmer

    185

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    General Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    52

    Blacksmith

    46

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