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Origins of the Ismail surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 8South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ismails lived in london

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    690 Ismail Travel & migration records
    100 Ismails found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ismail

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    What are the most common Ismail first names?

    Mohammed

    Mohamed

    Fatima

    Yasmin

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    Common jobs for Ismails

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

    Common female occupations for Ismails in 1921

    Charwoman

    1

    Music Teacher

    1

    Common male occupations for Ismails in 1921

    Fireman

    6

    Lascar

    5

    Trader

    5

    Seaman

    4

    Law Student

    2

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