Origins of the Coom surname

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    In 1921, most Cooms lived in south-west

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    350 Coom Travel & migration records
    1,000 Cooms found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cooms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cooms in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Servant

    6

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Cooms in 1921

    China Clay Labourer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Blacksmith

    6

    Carpenter

    5

    Farmer

    4

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