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Origins of the Hymer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 74North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 4London 3South East 5South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hymers lived in north-east

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    110 Hymer Travel & migration records
    600 Hymers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hymer

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    Who were Hymers most likely to marry?

    Fulkersons
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    What are the most common Hymer first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hymers

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

    Common female occupations for Hymers in 1921

    At Home

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Domestic Servant (Unemployed)

    2

    Common male occupations for Hymers in 1921

    Farm Hands

    8

    Coal Miner

    7

    Joiner

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Pitman

    5

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