Origins of the Humes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 226North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 1West Midlands 19East 10London 29South East 14South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Humeses lived in north-east

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    1,200 Humes Travel & migration records
    2,600 Humeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Humeses

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    Commmon female occupations for Humeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Humeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    91

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Farm Hands

    17

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    13

    Coalminer

    8

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