Origins of the Dunsmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 27West Midlands 13East 19London 31South East 12South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dunsmores lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Dunsmore Travel & migration records
    5,100 Dunsmores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dunsmore

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    What are the most common Dunsmore first names?

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    Common jobs for Dunsmores

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dunsmores in 1921

    Housekeeper

    22

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    18

    House Keeper

    13

    F S

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Dunsmores in 1921

    Coal Miner

    171

    Joiner

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    Grocer

    17

    Carter

    16

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