Origins of the Broome surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 239Isle of ManYorkshire 172East Midlands 85West Midlands 396East 57London 663South East 156South West 127South Wales 39Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broomes lived in london

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    2,800 Broome Travel & migration records
    18,000 Broomes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Broome

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    What are the most common Broome first names?

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    Common jobs for Broomes

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

    Common female occupations for Broomes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Domestic Servant

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Living On Own Means

    39

    Laundress

    36

    Common male occupations for Broomes in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    General Labourer

    56

    Clerk

    43

    Coal Miner Hewer

    39

    Carpenter

    36

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