Origins of the Brum surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 10East 4London 42South East 20South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brums lived in london

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    390 Brum Travel & migration records
    820 Brums found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Brum first names?

    John

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    Common jobs for Brums

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

    Common female occupations for Brums in 1921

    Laundress

    5

    Ironer

    4

    Servant

    3

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Domestic Serv

    2

    Common male occupations for Brums in 1921

    General Labourer

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Bricklayer

    4

    Bricklayers Labourer

    3

    Footman Domestic

    3

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