Origins of the Grimble surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 19West Midlands 2East 100London 92South East 23South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grimbles lived in east

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    310 Grimble Travel & migration records
    2,300 Grimbles found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Grimble first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Grimbles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grimbles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Servant

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Grimbles in 1921

    Carpenter

    14

    Baker

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

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