Origins of the Self surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 80North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 99East Midlands 50West Midlands 17East 461London 568South East 235South West 92South Wales 36Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selfs lived in london

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    1,900 Self Travel & migration records
    21,000 Selfs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Self

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    What are the most common Self first names?

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    Common jobs for Selfs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Selfs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    113

    Laundress

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    61

    Domestic Servant

    56

    Charwoman

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Selfs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    209

    Farm Labourer

    101

    Farmer

    90

    Carpenter

    82

    Farm Hands

    78

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