Origins of the Lumsden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 361North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 35London 133South East 70South West 8South Wales 3Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lumsdens lived in north-east

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    4,600 Lumsden Travel & migration records
    18,000 Lumsdens found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lumsden first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lumsdens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lumsdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    102

    F S

    80

    Domestic Servant

    69

    Housekeeper

    63

    House Keeper

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Lumsdens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    181

    Joiner

    118

    Farm Servant

    94

    Farmer

    75

    Ploughman

    64

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