Origins of the Grime surname

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    In 1921, most Grimes lived in london

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    1,200 Grime Travel & migration records
    14,000 Grimes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grime

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    We have for the Grime surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Grime first names?

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    Common jobs for Grimes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grimes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    321

    Weaver

    79

    Weaver Cotton

    73

    Cotton Winder

    61

    House Keeper

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Grimes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    178

    Cotton Spinner

    77

    Coal Miner

    72

    Weaver

    68

    Weaver Cotton

    54

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