Origins of the Nibbs surname

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    In 1921, most Nibbses lived in london

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    190 Nibbs Travel & migration records
    1,400 Nibbses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nibbs

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    Common jobs for Nibbses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nibbses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Housemaid Domestic

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Domestic

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Nibbses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    8

    Carman

    8

    General Labourer

    5

    Railway Clerk

    5

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