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Origins of the Coomber surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 12West Midlands 31East 86London 630South East 663South West 60South Wales 20Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coombers lived in south-east

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    1,300 Coomber Travel & migration records
    16,000 Coombers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coomber

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    Common jobs for Coombers

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

    Common female occupations for Coombers in 1921

    Laundress

    94

    Dressmaker

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    61

    Domestic Servant

    52

    General Servant

    38

    Common male occupations for Coombers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    152

    General Labourer

    111

    Farm Labourer

    93

    Carpenter

    90

    Bricklayer

    69

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