Origins of the Tremain surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 4West Midlands 2East 17London 107South East 99South West 89South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tremains lived in london

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    770 Tremain Travel & migration records
    3,800 Tremains found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tremains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tremains in 1921

    Tailoress

    22

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    10

    Farmers Wife

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Tremains in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Farmers Son

    26

    Blacksmith

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Cabinet Maker

    16

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