Origins of the Cammish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 195East Midlands 3West MidlandsEastLondon 3South East 7South West 1South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cammishs lived in yorkshire

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    51 Cammish Travel & migration records
    1,800 Cammishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cammish

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    What are the most common Cammish first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cammishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cammishs in 1921

    Fishermans Wife

    16

    Dressmaker

    7

    Fishermans Daughter

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Housekeeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Cammishs in 1921

    Fisherman

    156

    Bricklayer

    10

    Dock Labourer

    5

    Carpenter

    3

    Farmer

    3

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