Origins of the Passmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 24Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 53East Midlands 18West Midlands 151East 27London 275South East 121South West 599South Wales 51Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Passmores lived in south-west

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    2,500 Passmore Travel & migration records
    16,000 Passmores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Passmore

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    Common jobs for Passmores

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

    Commmon female occupations for Passmores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    124

    General Servant Domestic

    53

    Laundress

    48

    House Servant

    46

    Charwoman

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Passmores in 1921

    General Labourer

    79

    Farm Labourer

    60

    Farmer

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Carpenter

    44

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