Origins of the Jim surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 6South East 6South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jims lived in south-east

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    Interesting facts about Jim

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    What are the most common Jim first names?

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    Lee

    Mary

    Annie

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    Common jobs for Jims

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    Commmon female occupations for Jims in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Farmers Wife

    1

    Glove Stitcher

    1

    His Wife

    1

    House Servant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Jims in 1921

    Farm Hands

    12

    Appe

    2

    Coal Miner

    2

    Farmer

    2

    General Farmers

    2

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