Origins of the Ham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 17West Midlands 31East 151London 342South East 152South West 343South Wales 41Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hams lived in south-west

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    4,800 Ham Travel & migration records
    22,000 Hams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ham

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    What are the most common Ham first names?

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    Common jobs for Hams

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

    Common female occupations for Hams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    118

    Laundress

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    56

    Domestic Servant

    53

    House Servant

    50

    Common male occupations for Hams in 1921

    Farmer

    130

    Agricultural Labourer

    124

    Carpenter

    98

    Butcher

    83

    Farm Labourer

    81

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