Origins of the Oppenheim surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 5East 1London 27South East 11South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oppenheims lived in london

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    2,000 Oppenheim Travel & migration records
    1,100 Oppenheims found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oppenheim

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    What are the most common Oppenheim first names?

    David

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    Sarah

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Oppenheims

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oppenheims in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Machinist

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Tailoress

    4

    Cook

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Oppenheims in 1921

    Merchant

    16

    Commercial Traveller

    8

    Meat Salesman

    7

    Salespersons

    7

    Handelsmann

    6

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