Origins of the Harms surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 1West Midlands 12East 23London 105South East 105South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harmses lived in south-east

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    740 Harms Travel & migration records
    2,100 Harmses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harms

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    What are the most common Harms first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Harmses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harmses in 1921

    Housemaid Domestic

    9

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Harmses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    45

    General Farmers

    28

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    General Labourer

    19

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