Origins of the Bulmer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 736North West 24Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 715East Midlands 51West Midlands 31East 38London 236South East 66South West 10South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bulmers lived in north-east

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    2,500 Bulmer Travel & migration records
    22,000 Bulmers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bulmer

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    What are the most common Bulmer first names?

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    Common jobs for Bulmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bulmers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    94

    Domestic Servant

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    53

    House Servant

    34

    General Servant

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Bulmers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    169

    Joiner

    97

    Farmer

    76

    General Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    61

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