Origins of the Firmin surname

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    In 1921, most Firmins lived in london

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    390 Firmin Travel & migration records
    4,000 Firmins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Firmins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Firmins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Firmins in 1921

    Carpenter

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Butcher

    18

    Clerk

    14

    Blacksmith

    13

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