Origins of the Harm surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 51North West 3Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 8London 15South East 10South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harms lived in north-east

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    210 Harm Travel & migration records
    740 Harms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harm

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    What are the most common Harm first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Harms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harms in 1921

    Laundress

    8

    Charwoman

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dress Maker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Harms in 1921

    Carpenter

    5

    Carriage Painter

    4

    Carter

    4

    Coal Miner

    4

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    4

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