Origins of the Dunmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 255West Midlands 23East 83London 191South East 78South West 4South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dunmores lived in east-midlands

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    580 Dunmore Travel & migration records
    6,200 Dunmores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dunmore

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    What are the most common Dunmore first names?

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    Common jobs for Dunmores

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dunmores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Dunmores in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Shoe Maker

    27

    Shoemaker

    24

    General Labourer

    21

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