Origins of the Groom surname

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    In 1921, most Grooms lived in london

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    3,400 Groom Travel & migration records
    43,000 Grooms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Groom

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    What are the most common Groom first names?

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    Common jobs for Grooms

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

    Common female occupations for Grooms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    190

    Domestic Servant

    125

    Laundress

    122

    General Servant Domestic

    119

    Living On Own Means

    100

    Common male occupations for Grooms in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    347

    Farm Labourer

    171

    General Labourer

    132

    Carpenter

    130

    Gardener

    108

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