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Origins of the Selmon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 3London 11South East 7South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selmons lived in south-west

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    75 Selmon Travel & migration records
    380 Selmons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selmon

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    What are the most common Selmon first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Selmons

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

    Common female occupations for Selmons in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    General Servant

    3

    At Home

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Hinge Varnisher

    2

    Common male occupations for Selmons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

    Mason

    4

    Coal Miner

    3

    Cowman Ag Lab

    2

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