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Origins of the Lum surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 2West Midlands 4East 3London 12South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lums lived in yorkshire

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    560 Lum Travel & migration records
    790 Lums found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lum

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lums

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

    Common female occupations for Lums in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Weaver

    4

    Cop Reeler Cotton

    3

    Cotton Drawing Frame Tenter

    3

    Tailoress

    3

    Common male occupations for Lums in 1921

    Tinsmiths

    16

    Pattenmaker

    11

    Farm Hands

    8

    General Farmers

    8

    Cooks

    7

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