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Origins of the Schmid surname

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    In 1921, most Schmids lived in london

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    1,400 Schmid Travel & migration records
    820 Schmids found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Schmid

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    Johannes

    Joseph

    Anna Maria

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Schmids

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

    Common female occupations for Schmids in 1921

    Child

    18

    Infant

    16

    Dressmaker

    11

    Governess

    6

    Pfruendnerin

    4

    Common male occupations for Schmids in 1921

    Bauer

    37

    Child

    27

    Infant

    24

    Farmer

    19

    Weber

    19

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