Origins of the Chisholm surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 418North West 55Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 55East Midlands 19West Midlands 34East 37London 224South East 107South West 26South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chisholms lived in north-east

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    14,000 Chisholm Travel & migration records
    32,000 Chisholms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chisholm

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    Common jobs for Chisholms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chisholms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    206

    Domestic Servant

    201

    F S

    183

    Pauper

    136

    Housekeeper

    134

    Commmon male occupations for Chisholms in 1921

    Shepherd

    204

    Mason

    180

    Farm Servant

    147

    Farmer

    145

    Crofter

    138

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