Origins of the Sansome surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 137West Midlands 53East 13London 23South East 59South West 14South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sansomes lived in east-midlands

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    290 Sansome Travel & migration records
    4,300 Sansomes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sansome

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    What are the most common Sansome first names?

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    Common jobs for Sansomes

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

    Common female occupations for Sansomes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Milliner

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Sansomes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Farmer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Carpenter

    9

    Coal Miner

    9

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