Origins of the Schmitz surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 6London 13South East 6South West 1South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Schmitzes lived in london

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    1,100 Schmitz Travel & migration records
    570 Schmitzes found in all Census records

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    Joannes

    Petrus

    Anna Maria

    Catharina

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    Common jobs for Schmitzes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Schmitzes in 1921

    Clerks

    3

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Private Means

    3

    Scholar At Home

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Schmitzes in 1921

    Farm Hands

    40

    General Farmers

    35

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    29

    Tinsmiths

    17

    Salespersons

    16

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