Origins of the Emms surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 106East Midlands 21West Midlands 148East 224London 387South East 122South West 23South Wales 25Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Emmses lived in london

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    850 Emms Travel & migration records
    12,000 Emmses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Emms

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    Common jobs for Emmses

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    Commmon female occupations for Emmses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    61

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Laundress

    40

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Emmses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    General Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    34

    Gardener

    31

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