Origins of the Hume surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 448North West 28Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 171East Midlands 21West Midlands 65East 418London 479South East 215South West 21South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Humes lived in london

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    8,500 Hume Travel & migration records
    35,000 Humes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hume first names?

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    Common jobs for Humes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Humes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    202

    Domestic Servant

    92

    Housekeeper

    88

    F S

    83

    Living On Own Means

    79

    Commmon male occupations for Humes in 1921

    Joiner

    177

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    Coal Miner

    128

    Mason

    98

    General Labourer

    93

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