Origins of the Elms surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 51West Midlands 20East 58London 388South East 262South West 100South Wales 57Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elmses lived in london

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    1,600 Elms Travel & migration records
    12,000 Elmses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elms

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    What are the most common Elms first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Elmses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elmses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Laundress

    53

    Domestic Servant

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Lab

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Elmses in 1921

    Bricklayer

    120

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Coal Miner

    60

    General Labourer

    51

    Gardener

    38

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