Origins of the Wickham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 29West Midlands 42East 126London 557South East 504South West 92South Wales 21Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wickhams lived in london

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    3,900 Wickham Travel & migration records
    21,000 Wickhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wickham

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    What are the most common Wickham first names?

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    Common jobs for Wickhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wickhams in 1921

    Laundress

    93

    Living On Own Means

    77

    Dressmaker

    75

    Domestic Servant

    52

    Charwoman

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Wickhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    127

    Carpenter

    103

    Farm Labourer

    88

    Farmer

    76

    General Labourer

    75

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