Origins of the Prime surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 58East Midlands 125West Midlands 185East 109London 247South East 104South West 9South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Primes lived in london

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    1,400 Prime Travel & migration records
    13,000 Primes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Prime

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    What are the most common Prime first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Primes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Primes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Housekeeper

    29

    Charwoman

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Primes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    General Labourer

    53

    Coal Miner

    50

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Blacksmith

    38

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