Origins of the Workman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 58East Midlands 32West Midlands 242East 55London 232South East 84South West 552South Wales 190Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Workmans lived in south-west

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    4,200 Workman Travel & migration records
    19,000 Workmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Workman

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    What are the most common Workman first names?

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    Common jobs for Workmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Workmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    83

    Laundress

    67

    Domestic Servant

    54

    General Servant

    54

    House Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Workmans in 1921

    General Labourer

    117

    Agricultural Labourer

    106

    Farm Hands

    90

    Butcher

    75

    Farm Labourer

    66

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