Origins of the Comish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of Man 43Yorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 8London 23South East 6South West 13South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Comishs lived in isle-of-man

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    310 Comish Travel & migration records
    1,300 Comishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Comish

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    What are the most common Comish first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Comishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Comishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Farmers Wife

    6

    Fishermans Wife

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Living On Her Own Means

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Comishs in 1921

    Able Seaman

    35

    Fisherman

    27

    2nd Mate

    23

    Fireman

    22

    Mate

    15

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