Origins of the Plum surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 7West Midlands 6East 34London 77South East 43South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plums lived in london

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    570 Plum Travel & migration records
    3,700 Plums found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plum

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    Who were Plums most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Plum first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Plums

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plums in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Laundress

    17

    Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Plums in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    Farm Labourer

    34

    Ag Labr

    22

    Ag Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    16

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