Origins of the Firman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 42West Midlands 19East 188London 236South East 77South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Firmans lived in london

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    860 Firman Travel & migration records
    7,900 Firmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Firman

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    What are the most common Firman first names?

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    Common jobs for Firmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Firmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Laundress

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Housemaid Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Firmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Carpenter

    41

    General Labourer

    31

    Bricklayer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    20

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