Origins of the Dalrymple surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 7West Midlands 8East 13London 69South East 22South West 18South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dalrymples lived in london

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    2,800 Dalrymple Travel & migration records
    9,100 Dalrymples found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dalrymple

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    Common jobs for Dalrymples

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dalrymples in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Domestic Servant

    42

    Annuitant

    40

    Housekeeper

    40

    Living On Own Means

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Dalrymples in 1921

    Coal Miner

    94

    Farm Servant

    49

    Tailor

    45

    Ploughman

    44

    Joiner

    38

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