Origins of the Simkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 55West Midlands 207East 32London 118South East 33South West 11South Wales 5Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simkins lived in west-midlands

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    600 Simkin Travel & migration records
    6,400 Simkins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Simkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Simkins in 1921

    Thatcher

    16

    House Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Simkins in 1921

    Farmer

    40

    Coal Miner

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Thatcher

    30

    Blacksmith

    23

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