Origins of the Isom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 24West Midlands 24East 42London 35South East 24South West 5South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Isoms lived in east

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    250 Isom Travel & migration records
    1,600 Isoms found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Isoms

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

    Common female occupations for Isoms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    6

    Tailoress

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    General Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Isoms in 1921

    Farm Hands

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    General Farmers

    16

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    11

    Ag Labourer

    9

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