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Origins of the Kimber surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 50Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 108East Midlands 29West Midlands 69East 153London 805South East 731South West 153South Wales 36Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kimbers lived in london

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    2,800 Kimber Travel & migration records
    29,000 Kimbers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kimber

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    What are the most common Kimber first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Kimbers

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

    Common female occupations for Kimbers in 1921

    Laundress

    134

    Dressmaker

    116

    Domestic Servant

    98

    General Servant Domestic

    93

    General Servant

    68

    Common male occupations for Kimbers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    201

    General Labourer

    163

    Farm Labourer

    107

    Carpenter

    93

    Bricklayer

    90

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